to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
hairline at the nape of the neck; nape
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
handbook; manual; guide; primer
load shifting (on a ship, truck, etc.); cargo shifting; load collapse
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
serious accident; major incident
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
having a child from a former relationship (when remarrying); bringing along one's child; being accompanied by one's child
artist's impression; picture based on one's imagination; imaginary rendering
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt