grotesque; disgusting; gross
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
last days; the end; one's fate
piece of meat; cut of meat
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
popular song program on radio or television
hick; country bumpkin; yokel
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
light (e.g. colour, color)
measurement round the hips
every year; yearly; annually
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sounds good; sure thing; no problem