substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
kubinage; neck throw; head throw
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to strangle; to constrict
drama; play; powerful drug
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
reception center (e.g. for refugees) (centre)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to treat one's husband with due respect