good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate
identifier; distinguished name; DN
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
eight minutes; triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
strong pressure; heavy pressure
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
last night; yesterday evening
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
obliging person; person who likes looking after others