preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
by today; before the day is over
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
washing machine; (clothes) washer
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
CD radio-cassette player; CD radio-cassette recorder
combination television and video-recorder (or DVD)
bed with frame made of pipes
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
bipolarization; bipolarisation
impersonation; personification
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
creep (gradual deformation of a solid under stress); creep (of an automatic-transmission vehicle); idle creep; idle speed
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
body and soul; mind and body
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character