few decades; many decades; several decades
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
established fact; fait accompli
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
nod; inclination of the head
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
debut match; debut fight; debut race
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
president (of a society); chairman
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)