important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
capped tooth; (dental) crown
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
number of times; frequency; count
how many people; a number of people
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
ten; 10; ten years of age
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
fifth day of the month; five days
weight; heavyweight boxer
third day of the month; three days
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
possession; retention; maintenance
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
by any means, fair or foul
to become completely chilled
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
potbellied sumo wrestler; wrestler with a big belly; goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling