rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
to compose; to put together
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
company; corporation; workplace
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
type of occupation; occupational category
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
creator; inventor; developer
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
again and again; repeatedly
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
intercept; interception; counter-attack
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to strip; to peel; to tear off
by sheer strength; by brute force
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
blow; shock; strike; batting
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off