doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
decision; determination; resolution
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
what's what; heads or tails
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly