to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to be smeared; to be covered
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
death match (pro wrestling); deathmatch; fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
scene; sight; scenario; setting
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to crack; to develop a crack
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to cut corners; to be shoddy
possible; likely; probable
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to refuse; to reject; to deny
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it