par; equivalence; face value; parity
overheating; overexcitement
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
certain; definite; clear; credible
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
retry; another try; another go
great physical power; animal strength
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to switch off; to turn off
strict order; peremptory command
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
calm; composed; cool; quiet
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)