stingy; cheap; very frugal
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to not believe one's ears
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
by all means; at all costs
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
tedious; boring; being fed up with
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)