dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
invitation; introduction; temptation
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
firm; strong; solid; stable
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person
spirits (distilled beverage)
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
draw; tie; quits; even; square
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
ability; capability; skill
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
Lethal Weapon (series) (film)
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion