to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
grey-brown; gray-brown; dun
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
for one's true nature to come out
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to become an expert; to be master at
valuable article; valuables
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
age determination; dating
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with