front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
River Thames (UK); Thames River (Canada)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
to live; to reside; to inhabit
comparison; something worthy of comparison
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
dullard; indecisive person
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
noxious gas; poisonous gas; toxic fumes
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
what time; (lit.) which hour
department store; department
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
self-; from (a time or place)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to palm off; to force a sale
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
health; healthy; sound; fit
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)