to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
otherwise; if not; or else
largest class; top category
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to think too much; to be over-concerned
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
now that you say that; now that you mention it
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to lose one's footing; to slip
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
amusement (recreational) facilities
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
sunlight filtering through trees
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade