to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
A1; top class; best quality goods
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
to put into effect; to put into practice
premature joy; short-lived elation
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
homogenization; homogenisation
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to be expensive; to be costly
huge person; enormous object
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to keep a watchful eye on
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person