(exp) to place a tax on
(exp) to view the past with nostalgia
(adj-f) rufous or reddish (esp. for ornithology)
(v1,vt) to explain
to reason
(n) bridge spanning a river
(exp) to wish to go well
to have good intentions
(exp,adv) sooner or later
(exp) to defeat the opponent
(exp,adv) maintaining a reasonable distance
neutral position
indecision
(exp) (uk) on the contrary
(v5r) to attack
to strike
to take a swing at
(v5s,vt) (uk) to leave unfinished
to abandon
(n) plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes
(exp) to be accepted by a university
(exp) receiving a windfall
having an unexpected piece of good luck
(exp) receiving a windfall
having an unexpected piece of good luck
(exp) from one end to another
thoroughly
completely
utterly
(n,vs) pretending to know
(n,vs) pretending to know
(exp) (col) to not have known
(v5r) to be shy of
to be bashful
to be abashed
to blush
(exp,adv) sooner or later
(exp) to dry clothes
(exp) continuing day and night
(exp) disliking
having an antipathy to
(exp) early in the morning
(exp) to set a ladder up against
(exp) to fall from heaven (the sky)
(exp,v1) (1) to compare and contrast two alternatives
to weigh the relative merits of A and B
to weigh one's options
(2) to try to have it both ways
to try to sit on two stools
(exp,v5r) to get a phone call