(n) cold war
(io) (adj-i) (1) (uk) ticklish
(2) embarrassing
(adv) ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?")
... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
(exp) saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
(n) rental mobile phone
rental cell phone
cell phone that is rented
(n) puffy
somewhat swollen
(exp) feeling like doing
(exp) to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust
(exp) it is difficult to say which of the two is better
(exp) it is difficult to say which of the two is better
(exp) expresses shock at misbehaviour of a youngster
what must his parents be like?
lit: I'd like to see his parents' faces
(exp) it's hard to choose (because both are excellent)
(exp) to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust
(n) extremely busy
lit: so busy one would even welcome the help of a cat
(exp) invariably
like clockwork
with perfect regularity
(exp) what is it exactly?
what is it precisely
(exp) to (be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear
(exp) let's put formalities aside
let's not speak so stiffly
(n) slender and smartly shaped woman
(exp) (id) When you wish to be filial, your parents are gone
