low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
duty; obligation; responsibility
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
living thing; living creature; animal; life
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
young carer (child who cares for a family member with a disability, illness, etc.)
young; youth; young person
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
one's parents' generation
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
novel; original; new; innovative
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of