to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
reaction; response; reaction
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
should; must; -able; probably; likely
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand