thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
several minutes; a few minutes
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
war situation; progress of a battle
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
dominion; territory; possession
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
four characters; four letters
posing a question; question
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
having lost face; in a bind
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
concession; conciliation; compromise
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite