shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
discretion; consideration; allowance
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
don't worry; no worries; never mind
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
special selection; finest pick; top pick
phase transition; phase change; phase transformation
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
I shouldn't say this, but
distortion; falsification; perversion
dozens; scores of; decades
separate; respective; different
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
in high spirits; excited; energetic
technique; art; skill; move
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese