examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
to look down on; to make light of
heating; application of heat
creak; squeak; rasping sound
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
this and that; one thing and another
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
fate; chance; relationship; tie
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
conifer; needle-leaved tree
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
hair loss; hair removal; epilation; depilation
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
marathon; long-distance race
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
something something; something or other
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location