unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
distribution map; distribution diagram
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
one's post; place of work; workplace
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
(fish) biting at every cast
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
high unit cost; high unit price
various articles; various items; various kinds
area; region; district; locality
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play