remarkable; striking; obvious
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to break a dam; to burst out
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
main cause; primary factor
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
personal grudge; personal enmity
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
very close friend; bosom friend
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
in any case; anyhow; anyway; at any rate; at least
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
while moving; on the move
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
two legs; two feet; two pairs
direct descent; direct line