prize money (in boxing or pro wrestling); purse
pasta machine; pasta maker
family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
prefab; prefabricated house
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
pre-school child; pre-schooler
skepticism; scepticism; doubt
as is usual with; in common with
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
safety belt (typically used in Japanese construction work); fall-prevention harness
person with multiple debts
demountable; dismountable
beef bone (used to make stock); cattle bone; bovine bone
threat behavior; show of force; deimatic behavior
drunk; drunken person; drunkard
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
to dry up completely; to become stale