par; equivalence; face value; parity
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
draw; tie; quits; even; square
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
ability; capability; skill
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
even though; despite; when
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience