is never the case; has never happened
part-time worker; part-timer
last call (in bar, restaurant, etc.); last order
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
opinion; intention; thought
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
new creation; new invention; new production; new breed
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
stepping back; drawing back
that kind; competition; match
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
adhesive tape; sticky tape
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
nape (of the neck); nucha
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
first place; head position; leading position
study; learning; tutorial
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
literary woman; talented woman
devoted; self-sacrificing
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly