to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
normal duties; (one's) regular work
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
arrangement; pact; agreement
possible; likely; probable
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
ignoring someone completely
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
background image; static image
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
interference (esp. in horse racing)
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to threaten; to make threats
kindness; intimacy; friendship
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
acquisition of a qualification