Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
coincident with; while; simultaneously
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
manners; behavior; behaviour
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to hang (something) on the wall
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage