unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
LOHAS; Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability; market segment made up of ecologically conscious consumers
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
taking a hem up; hemming up
eye measurement; measure with eye
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
leaving everything to Buddha's providence; depending on others; leaving things to others
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
useless; vain; aimless; idle
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
physical law; laws of physics
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
planning; project; plan; design