secret menu; secret menu item
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
resignation; acceptance; consolation
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
finished product; finished goods; completed article
thin strips of raw fish and squid
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
to pause; to have a short intermission
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
specialized; specialised; boutique
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
precondition; prerequisite
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
working; in operation; running; active
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)