rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
to thrust before; to thrust at
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
thought; consideration; thinking
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
guardian; protector; patron; parent
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
deadly serious; deadly earnest
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
competent; suitable; qualified
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
piece; fragment; one (object)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
match; game; bout; contest
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to compete with; to vie for
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict