just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
self-defense; self-defence
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
but; however; provided that
way (of doing); manner; method; means
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
concession; conciliation; compromise
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through