field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
locational advantage; advantageous position
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
principal occupation; core business
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
offensive camp; team at bat
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
port (left side of vessel)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
in order; sequential; seriatim
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
passing through without stopping; passing by
near; close; beside; third person
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure