work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
smoked glass; tinted glass
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
large truck; semi-trailer
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
near; close; beside; third person
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
fucking; screwing; having sex
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)