ambiguous; polysemous; equivocal; having many meanings
make one wrong move and...; take one wrong step and...
to sell off; to sell completely
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
international money transfer; overseas remittance
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
hostile relations; hostile relationship
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
blackout curtain; lampshade; shade
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
food; food products; foodstuffs
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
keeping things tidy and in order
hack and slash (gameplay); hack-and-slash game