shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
complicated and mysterious
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
nape (of the neck); nucha
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
existence; being; life; survival
reaching; attaining; arrival
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
the place for; the time for; the level of
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
running as fast as one can
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to happen suddenly; to occur unexpectedly; to appear out of the blue
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer