classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
demonstration; manifestation; protest
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
prospects of victory; chances of success
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
more than anything; above all else
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
leader; authority; mainstay
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
this occasion; at this time; now
work; business; company; study
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
I don't like it; it's troublesome; it's too much; it's awful
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level