anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
returned goods; returning purchased goods
complete change; about-face
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
general public; the masses
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
birth; creation; formation
successive generations; successive emperors
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
unique; peculiar; singular
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
in spite of; regardless of
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
(not) merely; (not) simply
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to