no!; no no!; no, not at all
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
your company; your shrine
to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
if it is the case that ...
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
odds and ends; all; every
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
contradiction; inconsistency
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to have a reason; to have an excuse
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack