large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
information technology; IT
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
how many months?; how long?
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
property; fortune; assets