candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
while; even though; despite
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to look around; to survey
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
for use by children; for children
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
it is not (like that) either
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
one's physical safety; personal security
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
another thing; exception; special case
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once