there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
chief executive officer; CEO
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
narrow margin; slim margin
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
quitting while one is ahead
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
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
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
board games, card games etc. (played without a computer)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to get strong; to gain strength
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
originally; by nature; from the start
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece