to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
six to four ratio; sixty-forty
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
that's a different matter; that's a different story
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to care for someone; to look after someone
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
pretension; conceit; hubris
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; practising; experience
individual; private person; personal; private
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
hetero; heterosexual; heterozygote
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
parting; separation; farewell
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
direct (telephone) line; direct dialing
never mind!; don't worry about it