(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
display shelf; display case
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
certainly; surely; definitely
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
ready with a rifle leveled
ability; performance; efficiency
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
undisputed; entirely; perfect
meaning; called; named; that says; that
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly