metre; meter; meter; gauge
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
last ray of hope; only hope
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
counter for chairs or seats
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
calamity; misfortune; disaster
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
what one should do (usu. in questions)
exactly as stated; verbatim
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to be saved up (of money)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
something; something or other; something something
trouble; bother; annoyance
the very start; the very beginning
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to be exhausted; to be tired out
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)