signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
national defence; national defense
die all together; go to the grave together
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
irrational (line of) argument
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to grimace; to make a wry face
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)