barometer of health; measure of good health
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
overloading an electrical circuit; piggybacked electrical outlet; "octopus outlet"
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
depending largely on; playing a large role in; due largely to
post-processing (a (partially) finished product); after-processing; modification; machining
false start; jumping the gun; flying start; running start; broadcasting a television or radio program a few minutes before its scheduled time
gastroenteritis; stomach flu
good actor who is inept in all other matters; demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns; skilled actor who knows little of life; person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense
time deviation; time lag; jitter
electrical appliance store
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
private agreement; private favour; inside joke; private joke
first ski of the season; first ski run
prequel; retrospective talk; (a) retrospective