puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
second day of the month; two days
this and that; one thing or another
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
period of time; time slot; time zone
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
reproachful; hateful; bitter
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
nightlife districts; drinking districts
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to let out a cry; to break forth
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do