scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
to shake off; to throw off
composed expression; clear face
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
workshop; studio; atelier
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to compose; to put together
covered wagon; prairie schooner
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to sentence; to assign a penalty
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
article; news story; report; account
heading; headline; index; headword
suddenly; all of a sudden
breakthrough; great discovery
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
touché; you've got me there
band of robbers; gang of thieves
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
individual differences; personal equation
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)