science fiction; sci-fi; SF
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
how; in what way; how about; questionable
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
living thing; organism; creature; biology
memory; sense; experience
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
experiment; experimentation
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
(acupuncture) needle; acupuncture
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
the whole day; all the day
ectogenesis; outside the body
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
choices; alternatives; options