Thousand Island (dressing)
purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
the wrong hands; hands of evil
satoshi (0.00000001 of a bitcoin)
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
centre of attention; center of attention
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
as if it were about oneself
proud; having a prominent nose
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
exactly as stated; verbatim
chopping board; cutting board
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
jumping to a wrong conclusion
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
student in a lower grade; underclassman
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
vexing; irritating; impatient
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance