leaving everything up to someone else
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
the ways of the world; human nature
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
munitions; military stores
prosperous conditions; healthy economy
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to employ; to hire; to charter
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
though; notwithstanding; although
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
results; record; grades; marks
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
self-flattery; sing one's own praises
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
bad habit; evil practices