clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
Pristina (Kosovo); Prishtina
when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; (lit.) when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons
gross national product; GNP
anti-establishment; anti-government
all companies; each company
sudden price jump; steep price rise
lending-period; period of loan (e.g. for a library book)
inevitability of death (one of the four kinds of suffering); death pains; agony of death
smart rabbit; cunning rabbit; nimble rabbit
to urge (somebody) to reflect sincerely
to be brief and to the point; to be succinct
to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer
open access (in a library); open shelves
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch
debtor; debit; way of borrowing
Nansou Satomi Hakkenden (Eight Dog Chronicles, novel 1842)
to lose population (e.g. of active forum members, etc.)
semiannual crop; two crops per year
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture