to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
three persons; three parties
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
worst; poor and boring; uncool
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
allocation; assignment; allotment
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
written oath; covenant; pledge
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
true state; actual condition; reality
tingling; stinging; pungently
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
joint struggle; common (united) front
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to backfire; to have a harmful result
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to prowl after; to keep watch on
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
until now; so far; up to the present
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective