breadwinner; biggest earner
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
opposite side; other side
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
inner citadel; core; center; centre
working generation; people still working
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
remaining quantity; residual quantity
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to fall flat; to fall face down
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to become locked; to lock
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
at a stroke; with a single swoop