to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
property; fortune; means; assets
property; fortune; assets
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
good prospects; full of hope; promising
intelligence operative; spy
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
extremely talented; very gifted
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
another thing; other things; another man's property
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
guess; conjecture; surmise
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof