to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
preliminary investigation; preparation
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
poor physical health; bad shape
to forget to say; to forget to mention
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
to backfire; to have a harmful result
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
simply; merely; only; solely
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
amount of money; sum of money