when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
each place; various places
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
broadcast email (email sent to many people at the same time)
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
cannot be helped; unavoidable
large number (of); many; majority
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
storage capacity; memory capacity
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
it is I who should say so
lookup function; search function
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
number of persons; personnel
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
proper; right; reasonable
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to look around; to look towards (us)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk