fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
butcher's knife; chef's knife
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
not yet known; unknown; strange
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
almost; roughly; approximately
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
clientele; customer stratum
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows