unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
accomplishment; execution
very careful; thoroughly prepared
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
blow; shock; strike; batting
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to spend time (on doing something)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to become empty; to be emptied
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
unidentifiable; unidentified
same family (race, tribe)
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
shuttle transportation; shuttling back and forth