scandal; deplorable event
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
theatre-going; theater-going
match declared drawn due to injury
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
storehouse; warehouse; godown
packing; crating; packaging
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
rather; sooner; preferably
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
national border; provincial border
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy