swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
(courteous) invitation; call
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
counterfeit (branded) product; fake brand-name goods
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
viewing as a problem; problematizing
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
(death from) starvation; starving to death
cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain
chimney sweeping (cleaning)
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
quick-witted; quick to understand
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
extra charge; specially reduced charge
chai; spiced Indian tea (usu. boiled in milk)
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
somehow; for some reason or other
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
it hasn't been long since
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
fire under suspicious circumstances; arson
penalty for contract breach
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
coloured paper; colored paper