dated; date; fixed; external
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
insight; power of observation
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
damp; moist (negative nuance)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
beyond this point; from now on; after this
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
increase in activity; activation
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to keep away; to keep at a distance
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle