series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
signature phrase; signature saying
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
dogfight (aircraft); dog fight
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to use up all one's strength
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
rehearsal; rehabilitation
dark night; moonless night
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
war; battle; match; game; competition
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
mockery; derision; ridicule
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition