to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
popular name; common name; given name
genuine article; real thing; real deal
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
factory; plant; mill; workshop
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
second day of the month; two days
one's person; around one's person
immediately; right away; on the spot
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
small; fine; detailed; stingy
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to need; to demand; to take; to require
valley; ravine; glen; gorge