obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
quotation; citation; reference
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
short joke; quick one-liner
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
sampling food or drink; tasting
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
absolutely; positively; decidedly
patterns of thinking; train of thought
mistaken way of writing something; mistaken spelling; wrong way of writing something; wrong spelling
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk