crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to bawl; to cry; to scream
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)
to become excited; to grow lively
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to make characteristic; to characterize
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
call; summons; convening; convocation
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
near; close; beside; third person
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to take back; to recapture
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something