worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to throw into; to toss into
while; during (the time when)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
hygiene; sanitation; health
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
serious; not joking; straight
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous