continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
surname; family name; last name
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
sales promotion; hard selling
to be contrary to one's expectations
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to get change back; to be more than enough
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to compel; to force; to oblige
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
all nighter; sleepless night
after staying up all night
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine