digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
results of a vote; voting results
the same ratio or percentage
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to select someone (out of many people)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
completely relying on others
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
not worth doing; waste of effort
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
number of votes polled; poll votes
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
to spend a night together
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
failure; rejection; rupture
piling shame on top of shame
to count; to include in the number
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules