to do one's best; to put forth every effort
something small; something petty; trifle
funeral hall; ceremony site
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
silverware; silver tableware
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to compose; to put together
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
plural; multiple; several
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
metallic sound; metallic clank
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)