watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
authenticity; credibility
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)