spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
sirloin (beef); saddle (mutton, lamb)
all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
selflessness; being unselfish
sea slug (various orthogastropod species, esp. of order Nudibranchia); nudibranch
many-legged; octopus-like
all at once (usu. of payment); at one go
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
assumed innocence; feigned ignorance
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
evolved form; developed form
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
to offer a (monetary) prize
the lord of creation; man; mankind
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
location famous for production of something (usually food)
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless