devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
moment; brief space of time
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to become better; to improve
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
one by one; one at a time; in turn
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
being too late; losing one's final chance
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
calculated; premeditated; considered
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
several people; a few people
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
death from disease; death from illness
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
ending up right back where one started
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
coal mining; coal extraction
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
labor management; labour management