rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
last night; yesterday evening
opposite side; other side; other party
victim; injured party; sufferer
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
wherein; therein; thereinto
personal; individual; private
curiosity; inquisitiveness
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
I've got to be going; I must go
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to have meaning; to be meaningful