bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
difficult to ...; hard to ...
smoothly; easily; readily
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
surely; certainly; without doubt
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
tenth day of the month; ten days
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
capable of anything; liable to do
this, that and the other; this and that
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
steady; firm; solid; secure
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to put one's life on the line
to cut corners; to be shoddy
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)