double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
clicking; clopping; clacking
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
(already) known; established
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
in the end; at the end of the day
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
real thing; original; actual
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to some extent; to a certain extent
to play a central role; to take a leading part
carrying power; transportation (carrying) capacity
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps