faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
senior official; senior members
former (incumbent); predecessor
second term; second stage
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
self-protection; self-defence
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
speaking voice; talking voice
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow