to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
this is why; this means; it is the case that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
how; in what way; how about
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
make no progress; remain unsettled
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
bet; wager; stake; gamble
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
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.)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life