speed limit; speed regulation
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
construction equipment; construction machinery
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
deliberation; discussion; consideration
vast; limitless; boundless
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
final qualifier; final qualifying round
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
popular; common; commonplace
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
producer (film, TV, etc.)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
paper knife; letter opener
prequel; retrospective (talk, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to burst (open); to break; to split
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; discretion is the better part of valor; (lit.) fleeing is winning
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate