gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
bowl of rice topped with beef (or pork) and eggs
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
shooting down (an aircraft)
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
weird; disgusting; sickening
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
nesting hole; burrow; den