to talk; to chat; to chatter
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
gem; jewel; precious stone
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
main force; chief object; mainline
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
failure; mistake; blunder
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
abuse; misuse; perversion
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
excellent; superb; first-rate
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
had better ...; had better not ...
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath