lidded plastic container; Tupperware
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
shoulder (of a road); berm
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
imposing stance; daunting pose
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
combined living-room and dining-room
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
built-in kitchen; integrated kitchen system
floor heating; underfloor heating
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to face on; to look out on to
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
clanging; empty; deserted
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
it's not like; it isn't as if
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
beyond one's means or position
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)