tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to overdo; to do too much
competent; suitable; qualified
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
lately; recently; nowadays
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to make all of uniform height
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults