operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
assertion; declaration; affirmation
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
criticism; critique; review; commentary
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
experienced; seasoned; veteran
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to be driven by (one's feelings); to succumb to
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)