foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
checkers (board game); draughts; checker
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
as you see; as you can see
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
threat; intimidation; menace
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
condition; state of preservation
stewardess; (female) flight attendant
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game