self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to have a smattering knowledge of
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
munitions; military stores
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
viewing as a problem; problematizing
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
translation equivalent; equivalent word in translation; translation (of a word); gloss
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
experimental; provisional
literally; to the letter; literal
experiment; experimentation
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
that day; the very same day
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address