being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
spirit; heart; disposition
to bite off; to gnaw through
to take a breath; to take a short rest
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to knock down; to knock off
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
alternating; taking turns
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
setting on fire; setting afire
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
something; something or other; something something
adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery