braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
line; queue; procession; matrix
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that