neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to threaten; to make threats
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
patriarch; head of a family
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
outside world; physical world
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
chest measurement; bust measurement
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
immediately; at once; instantly
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to compete with; to vie for
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
simple and clear; plain and simple
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
sitting upright (properly)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst