to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to turn against; to become an enemy
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
results; record; grades; marks
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to have the privilege of doing
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
metal plate; metallic plate
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
best pupil; leading disciple
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
open; public; official; overt
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
concession; conciliation; compromise
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand