to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
towel rack; towel rail; towel bar; towel ring
there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
private junior high school
quotation source; citation source; reference source
I couldn't care less; not caring less
(death from) starvation; starving to death
food steam-boiled in an earthenware teapot
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
to have a smattering knowledge of
touching; moving (to tears)
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite; chloride of lime; bleaching powder
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
minimum price; floor price
Carretier; Cartier; Cartier
to bring up indulgently; to coddle
acting indifferent while lovestruck
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
contours of one's body; figure
charcoal grilling; char-grilling
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
intropunitive; self-punishing
to compel; to force; to oblige
coordinated group gymnastics (in which teams form pyramids or other shapes)
changing room; dressing room; locker room
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality