to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
(possibly) defective item; as-is item; item sold as-is
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
big catch (fishing); good haul
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
heavy weapon; heavy weaponry; heavy firearm
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
quality (of a product or a service)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly