legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
balmy breeze; summer breeze
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to not believe one's ears
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
rear entry position (sexual position); doggy style
sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
courteous; decorous; polite
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)