to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
guaranteed; certified; warranty included
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
image; figure; figure; form; image
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry