chopping board; cutting board
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
match; game; bout; contest
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to detain; to check; to restrain
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
along the road; along the way
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
just one person; only one
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
coincident with; while; simultaneously
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
stature; height; size; physique
although I say; although one might say; although called
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
just because; even if; even though
much less; to say nothing of
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive