suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to overflow from something full
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
soulful (esp. of music); having a lot of soul
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
letter; missive; note; mail
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
at any cost; at any price; at any expense