moment to quit; way to quit
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
topic of discussion; agenda
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
video game featuring characters from a manga, anime, movie, etc.; video game in which the characters are the main focus
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
not caring; not giving a damn
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
demo version (of software); trial version
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight