battleship sushi; gunkan maki; sushi made by wrapping a strip of nori around a rice ball with a topping
to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
going there is easy but coming back is scary
to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping); to have a day in the limelight; to have a stint of success
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
toughened glass; tempered glass
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
blank email (e.g. for signing up to an email list)
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
voluntary; optional; free; elective
sleazy; vulgar; low-life; shabby
burning at the stake; burning to death
to sentence; to assign a penalty
main purpose; primary objective
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
endless; boundless; everlasting
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
ectogenesis; outside the body
unprocessed; raw; unfinished
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
script; screenplay; scenario