cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to extend; to expand; to spread out
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
with a clink (click, clack)
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
penalty; sentence; punishment
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
synchronization; synchronized swimming
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
dressing oneself; personal grooming
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
remaining heat; waste heat
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
Easter egg; hidden feature
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
full throttle; full power