concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
throwaway; disposable; single-use
waist; girth; measurement around waist
bandolier; bandoleer; ammo belt; driving band (of a shell or bullet); rotating band
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
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
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
for dear life; barely escaping alive
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across