coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
protection against (flying) mud; mudguard; mudflap; fender (of a car); wing
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
to join forces; to cooperate
(being) over capacity; overloaded; overcrowded; overbooked; oversubscribed
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
old hag; old woman; old bat
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
real experience; actual observations
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
verbal promise; one's word
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
order; sequence; procedure
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad