signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language); stand-in (actor); double; recasting; reminting
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
dogfight (aircraft); dog fight
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to use up all one's strength; to die
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
rehearsal; rehabilitation
dark night; moonless night
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
war; battle; match; game; competition
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
mockery; derision; ridicule
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse