getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to say; to tell; to state; to do
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
reading too much into (what ... says)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
long military service; having experienced many battles
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
running as fast as one can
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
three sides; small offering stand
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
very likely; very probable
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail