a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
way (of doing); manner; method; means
advance payment; money paid in advance
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
bathing (swimming) in cold water
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
poisoning; kill by poison
to bury; to embed; to implant
to have an idea; to have a clue
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
the reverse; other side; lining
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes