to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
contract; compact; agreement
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
instead; but (on the other hand)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
2nd day of the month; two days
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
impossible to do (although wants to)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
5th day of the month; five days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
on the occasion of; at the time of
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
concession; conciliation; compromise
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
in the meanwhile; during the time
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
24 hours; twenty-four hours
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
time trial; time attack; race against the clock; speedrun
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!