backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
matter of time; question of time
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
human; human-like; as a person
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
belief; faith; conviction
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
mental; spiritual; emotional
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby