to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
absolute amount; absolute quantity
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
(not) so much; (not) that much
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to have a name entered in the family register
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
packing (something) in a bag; bagging
chocolate bar; bar of chocolate
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to keep a watchful eye on
enemy territory; hostile place
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
clearly; distinctly; vividly
heaven and earth; top and bottom
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out