signature phrase; signature saying
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
view; opinion; finding; findings
sperm test; semen analysis; seminogram
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
same village; same town; same province
to wave a flag; to show the way
addition; adding; supplement
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
steady; steady relationship; going steady
countermeasure; counter-measure
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
joint venture; consortium; JV