to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
short pause; short interval
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
buried gold; buried treasure
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
coexistence; living together
abstention; nonparticipation
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
source of worry; source of distress
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to be born; to come into this world
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
settlement; permanent residency
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
PR brochure; public relations magazine
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
firm; unshakeable; resolute
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
interval; step; pitch; key
change of key (during piece); modulation
arrangement; to arrange; to orchestrate
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis