to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
800,000; eight hundred thousand
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
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
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)