opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
look!; there!; here!; that is
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
finishing blow; coup de grâce
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
to boost; to force up; to push up
deep inside; innermost place
higher rank; better position
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
on countless occasions; many a time
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
development; exploitation
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
had better ...; had better not ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to recall; to remember; to recollect
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room