a good workman does not blame his tools
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
for some (unspecified) reason
secret technique; secret art
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
business rival; professional jealousy
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to give up searching (for someone or something)
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to have an uneasy conscience
classified document; confidential document; top secret document; sensitive documents
a dime a dozen; two a penny
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
literature; books (reference); document
flawless; absolute perfection
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
on time; on schedule; punctually
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
pride in one's strength or skill
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)