emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
formulation (of pharmaceuticals); preparation; pharmaceutical production
administration (of medicine)
condition; state (of health); appearance
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
needless to say; it goes without saying that
modern man; modern person; modernist
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
human rights; civil liberties
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil; the three wise monkeys
three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil")
forbearance; omission; nonfeasance; inaction
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
what sort of; what kind of; what way
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
the defence; defence side