science fiction; sci-fi; SF
like a decent person; human
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
some people; a few people; several people
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
barbecue sauce; BBQ sauce
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
try; attempt; try (rugby)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
financial planner; feature phone
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
longed-for; anxiously awaited