unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
cannot be helped; unavoidable
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
offense and defense; offence and defence
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
foreign; abroad; overseas
globular shape; spherical shape
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
saturation vapor; saturation vapour
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
one by one; one after another; successively
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving