logo; Logo (programming language)
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
in a little while; in a bit
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
incineration; destruction by fire
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
person of doubtful origin
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
sherbet (frozen dessert); sorbet
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
chink in the armor (armour)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
labour and management; labor and management
sequel; later development
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
office hours; business hours; working hours
physical strength; muscle strength
big and brawny; well built; gigantic