once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae); obsequious person
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
rationalization; justification
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to slap; to strike; to spank
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
distrust of (other) human beings
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
second; secant; sec; dry wine taste
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
dealing with; coping with
greeting; a fine thing to say
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
had better ...; had better not ...
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to get change back; to be more than enough
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
strong opposition; vehement opposition
full dress; formal dress; uniform
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently