kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
troublesome; pain in the butt
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
having said that; on the other hand
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to bring back; to restore
combination; union; binding; bond
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to manage something successfully; to be successful
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
enumeration; citation; listing
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something