(barbed) wire entanglements
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
high-voltage current; high-tension current
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to feel oneself indebted to
Bildungsroman; novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc.; coming-of-age story
back street; back alley; off-street
eidetic memory; photographic memory
(edible) snail (esp. Roman snail, Helix pomatia)
questioning (e.g. by police)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
along the road; along the way
side door; side gate; wicket gate
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
multi-storey car park; parking structure; parking deck; parking garage; parkade
car accident; automobile accident
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
living apart in the same house; separate lives under the same roof
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
offset (printing process); show-through; printing on one side of a sheet being visible from the other side
truth is stranger than fiction
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)