rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
speech; expression; wording; language
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
manufacturing cost; production cost
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to put one's strength into
walkout; strike; desertion
(work) shirker; goldbricker; good-for-nothing employee; (lit.) salary thief
salary reduction; salary cut
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to think alike; to get along
guaranteed; authentic; certified
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
partly open; in half bloom
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
an issue being settled; a case being closed
all present; all concerned; all of us
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
in that way; like that; that way
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
television program; TV program
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)