gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
truancy; school non-attendance
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
detour; circumvention; turning movement
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
sharp parting remark; parting threat
strength; power; proficiency; ability
tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti)
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
to have an uneasy conscience
the lord of creation; man; mankind
main road; main thoroughfare
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
fluorescent color; fluorescent colour
unseasonable; out of season
garden lantern; hanging lantern
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
standard formal wear worn by students, usu. when going to interviews
outlet (store that sells seconds, discontinued lines, etc.); electrical outlet
whole face; all over one's face
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
field overseer; site foreman
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
(highway) median; median strip; central reservation