undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
affixing; pasting; sticking
to join (cloth, wood, etc.)
to rip off a coupon; to punch a ticket
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)
to be in the spotlight; to come into focus (of attention); to come into the spotlight
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
garbage can; rubbish bucket
elastic band; rubber band
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
left hand drive (of cars, etc.)
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
restive bull (esp. in bull riding)
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator
news bureau; press bureau
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
snoring; growling (low rumbling sound)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
dial-style (e.g. of phones)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
one's last moments; hour of death
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen