along; parallel to; in accordance with
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
pitch dark; total darkness
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
washing machine (laundry)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to rock; to shake; to swing
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
relatively; comparatively
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
hand dryer; hand-held hair dryer