in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
absorption; suction; attraction
report; notification; registration
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
unidentified mysterious animal
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
mutual relationship; interrelationship; interaction
doppelgänger; doppelganger
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
fat; tallow; lard; grease
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
before the gate; in front of the gate