clicking the shutter of a camera without taking a picture (because no film is loaded, or in order to advance the film)
miscalculation; disappointment
bridge loan; relief or emergency loan
to make sure; to make doubly sure
chemical structural formula
business items; items of business; available services; business line
Dow Jones Average; the Dow
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
make hay while the sun shines
though it seems big, it's a small world
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
turning a suspect over to the public prosecutor's office; committing a suspect to trial
to come to nothing; to end in failure; to fall through
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
pasting (on) by hand; attaching (sticker, etc.) by hand; gambling without money (on the understanding that losses shall be covered later)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing