to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
prospects of victory; chances of success
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
separation; divorce; severing of connections
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
government office; public office
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
valuable article; valuables
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to throw into; to toss into
the reverse; other side; lining
there being no use in arguing (about it)