impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
reading partway; leaving half-read
magazine; journal; periodical
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
vitality; (one's) life force
(clenched) fist; knuckles
slight; little; insignificant
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
reexamination; reinspection; retest; recheck
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to keep (a person) waiting
long ago; a long time ago; already
emergency light; emergency lamp
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
as if it were about oneself
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
depiction; description; portrayal
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded