to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to return a favor (favour); to repay
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
advance; moving forward; progress
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
stepping back; drawing back
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
source of information; intelligence source; message source
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
not caring; not giving a damn
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
innermost depths of one's heart
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber