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English term English translation
after being a fine evening (it) has been/was a fine evening
challenge (rough or violent) tackle
dog be tough, competitive, strong, passionate
easy conscience (a man who) has no sense of guilt weighing him down
feathering off taking a quick look at
had I besieged it ever so hard no matter how hard I tried
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
husband scarce resources, to to conserve...
if we dug deep enough... if we looked hard enough below the surface...
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
intuitive psychiatry psychiatry based on intuition
Entered by: liz askew
serious fluff very thick and absorbent padding
solar segment part of day
synchronize our spells or stagger them fade out at the same time or alternately
tangential nature that must consume the type of life they are leading that must destroy
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
that is not quite enough heresy not content with having put forward these heretical ideas, he has even more to propose
to play the player rather than the ball to criticise someone at a personal level rather than something they have done
tofu-eating mediators hippy type-mediators, (tree-hugging,) tofu-reating, (sandal wearing),..
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
trotted bedpans ran back and forth with the other patients bedpans
unless I am not in my solitary head at all unless I am interconnected (i.e. not simply in my own head)
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
warmth of a rusty nail With no warmth on her face
you drive me home. you compel or urge me to address the important point
"as the continuance of" in addition to..
"Got anything on?" Do you have anything (a robbery) planned?
"mobile worker" a person who takes his laptop and the peripherals to the client's site
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
"sitting in" or "sitting on" sitting in
"speaking up before the public" speaking out in public [see question for fuller discussion...]
Entered by: Tony M
"Teaching, Translation and Editing" Teaching, Translating & Editing
$1.2 billion outfit company / firm / business with revenue of $1.2 bn / year
& ampersand
'green bag' [company-specific] special internal mail service
Entered by: Tony M
'to what degree' to what extent, the extent to which, the degree to which
(as a) tablestake unchanging, constrained criteria and circumstances
(to) get one\'s geek on Embrace one\'s geeky side / concentrate on things which might be thought of as geeky
(we got a) slick going We have a bait set up
*cough* not as good *cough* Ahem, they obviously don\'t look as good (said under his breath)
... to be rejected like a girl at a dance sitting alone near the punch bowl? No one is interested in her
... while in 2011 [,] the rate was x% optional; frequently (and increasingly?) omitted
..... lawyer .... Counsel
...ease your way into the AM Wake up gradually (in the morning)
Entered by: Zolboo Batbold
...test must have been performed within 5 years. ... test must have been performed within the last/previous 5 years (?)
...to lose consciousness 1. faint; 2. lose aware (such as an accident, etc.)
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