ability to attract customers
guardian; protector; patron; parent
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
production (e.g. play); direction
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
the way back; the way home; return trip
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
region; limits; stage; level
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
coined word; coinage; neologism
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to complete decisively; to do to completion
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by