branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
shooting up one after another
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
other side; opposite side; other party
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
remaining; left-over; excess
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
optimism; taking an optimistic view
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
much less; to say nothing of
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell