little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as you see; as you can see
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
high and low; rise and fall
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
modular bath; prefabricated bath
International Labor Organization (Labour, Organisation); ILO
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to behave well; to mind one's manners
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
motorcycle police; white-colored police motorcycle
to strike dead; to beat to death
(not) even once; (not) ever
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
very important person; VIP