(n) sudden dissolution of a legislature
(n) (comp) subject probe
(exp,v5t) put an end (to)
close the books (on)
(exp) to nail a crosspiece (to)
(exp) to nail a crosspiece (to)
(exp,adj-na) (suddenly) quiet
(v1) to be stricken (e.g. with grief)
to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
(n) difficult to make friends
(n) (comp) probe origin authentication
(exp) to be in a miserable state
to be down and out
(exp) the nail that sticks out gets hammered in
the best policy is to keep your head down
(exp) the nail which sticks out gets hammered down (used to encourage conformity)
(exp) to be united
to act as a single body
(adj-i) (obsc) above reproach
(adj-i) (obsc) above reproach
(exp) perfect
faultless
(exp) perfect
faultless
(n) (comp) truncated binary exponential back-off
(exp) strike while the iron is hot