teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
victory celebration party; victory banquet
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
postponement; deferment; adjournment
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
very; greatly; exceedingly
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
one by one; one at a time; in turn
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
street; quarter; district; area
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages