astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
chit; sales slip; voucher
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
numerator; molecule; member; element
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
had better ...; had better not ...
self-determination; suicide
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out