nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
central government ministries and agencies
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
confidentially; privately; off the record
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
square metre; square meter
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
spider's thread; spider silk
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
transport; transportation
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
tank (military vehicle); chariot
mobilization; mobilisation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to laugh away; to laugh off
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)