patterns of thinking; train of thought
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
domestic affairs; internal administration
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
decision; determination; resolution
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
research; study; investigation
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
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)
complete change; about-face
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to become pale; to turn pale
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
to be able to manage somehow or other
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to serve; to work for; to attend
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation