just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
restoration; repair; mending
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to smash; to break into pieces
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
nothing but; none other than
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled