to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
link; directory entry; rink
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
to garner interest; to attract attention
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to trample down; to devastate
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
children's house; child welfare residential facility
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
disclosure; exposure; revelation
idealistic thought (argument)
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to
should time and circumstances permit
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes