calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
if so; in that case; in that situation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
sympathy; compassion; pity
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
outbreak of war; starting a war
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
military authorities; army circles
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
fair and square; open and aboveboard
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to entrust; to leave to a person
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
as usual; as is one's habit
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to trace back to (the origins of something)
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)