platform; home; home base; home plate
SMS; short message service
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
being too late; losing one's final chance
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
do, re, mi (solfa syllables)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to translate; to interpret
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
with a bang (clash, bump)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
boring; dull; uninteresting
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
to wipe thoroughly; to polish well
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
around the world; throughout the world
sudden change; complete change
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way