to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
four (long cylindrical things)
including (in a package); packing together with
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
imagination; supposition; guess
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
packing; crating; packaging
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
optical cable; optical fibre
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to grimace; to make a wry face
to apologize; to apologise
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to forget to put in; to leave out
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good