shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
everyday life; daily life
rare; uncommon; not often seen
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
completely beating someone up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing someone
using for multiple purposes; reuse
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
to look down on; to make light of
heating; application of heat
with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
this and that; one thing and another
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
fate; chance; relationship; tie
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
conifer; needle-leaved tree
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as