demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
door; gate; opening; title page
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
self-consciousness; self-awareness
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
living room (Western style); sitting room
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
many; numerous; various; large number of
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
toasted sandwich; hot sandwich; toastie
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions