to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
massing (of troops); gathering
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
home area; home town; local
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
going-out-of-business sale
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
reason; cause; circumstances
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
unanticipated; unexpected
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
manner of using one's hands
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
penis position (inside the pants)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
between times; when there's a spare moment
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
pistil (of a flower); stamen
to collapse into; to flop onto
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
urbanization; urbanisation