to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
official business; public business
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
courtesy call; courtesy visit
temporary; transitory; short-lived
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
sick person; patient; invalid
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
each house; every house; many houses
entreaty; appeal; petition
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
retainer; vassal; servant
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
to jump from one thing to another
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on