puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
falling-block puzzle game; Tetris-like game
access point; AP; application program; application software; American plan (hotel rate system); AP
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to choke; to have trouble breathing
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
historical play; period drama
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
addiction to the printed word; addiction to reading; reading addict; obsessive reader
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
pleased to make your acquaintance
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality