beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
corridor; hallway; passageway
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to say no more; to sink into silence
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
(political) power; authority; influence
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
power map; power structure; power relationships