hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
stupid girl; stupid woman
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
thereupon; shortly thereafter
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
special training; intensive training; crash course
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
novel; original; new; innovative
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to succeed; to bear fruit
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
older brother; elder brother