a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
tension; mental strain; nervousness
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
hostility; animosity; enmity
memory; sense; experience
business rival; professional jealousy
array; muster; line-up; full force
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
businesslike; professional
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to manage something successfully; to be successful
in that manner; like that
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
time; hour; period; class
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
instead; but (on the other hand)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)