to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to shake; to waver; to tremble
government property; government owned
clanging; empty; deserted
cyberattack; cyber attack; cyber-attack; hacking attack
to keep a watchful eye on
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
public safety; public welfare
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
excuse me; pardon me; I beg your pardon
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
natural virtue; personal virtue
order; command; directions; instructions
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
emergency light; emergency lamp