to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
constitution; rules; regulation
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
factory; plant; mill; workshop
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
very; extremely; exceedingly
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to smear with blood; to kill
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
shoeshine; shoe polishing
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else