gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
current administration; present government
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
double-edged; double-edged blade
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
to look around; to survey
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
man of the hour; woman of the hour
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
birth; creation; formation
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period