under the staircase; understairs
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
still life (painting, drawing)
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
powerful medicine; strong poison
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
person who is always late; person who is never on time
game brain; damage to the prefrontal region of the brain caused by excessive playing of video games; theorized by physiologist Akio Mori
start of work; commencement; opening
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to have steady nerves; to gain courage; to become brave; to become confident
large amount of money; great cost
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
clause; article; stipulations
to have a meal together; to sit at table
price movement; price fluctuation
broadband; brokers' broker
rule; reign; government; governing
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
rating; ranking; grading; classification
to listen again; to ask again
about when; about what time; how soon
showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...
what time; (lit.) which hour
momentum; amount of exercise
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to spread rumors; to spread rumours