playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
contradiction; inconsistency
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to think too much; to be over-concerned
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
everything one does; whatever one does
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
irrational (line of) argument
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
pale; pallid; bluish-white
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to add (to); to add on; to append
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
king; king; king (chess piece)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram