pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
to give a cold (to someone)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
sleeping pill; sleep medication
slight; little; insignificant
undiscovered; not found; unexplored
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
platform; home; home base; home plate
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
assault; violence; damaging (someone)
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England