protest action; protest movement
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
equipment room; supply room; storage room
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
personal feelings; self-interest
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
death from cold; freezing to death
keychain; Keychain (Apple's password management system in Mac OS)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
abbreviation; abbreviated style
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
semen; seminal fluid; sperm
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
to appreciate; to be thankful
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
maintenance company; management company; proprietary company
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)