formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
The Flea Waltz (piano piece); Der Flohwalzer; Chopsticks (UK)
making a strange face; strange face
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
self-timer; delayed-action (shutter release)
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
black rotary-dial telephone
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
finish; finishing; finishing touches
person being waited for; person who waits
persecution complex; paranoia
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to rush back; to run back
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
additional time (soccer); stoppage time; injury time
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
stage show featuring superhero characters from tokusatsu films and TV series
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects