the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
estimate (of costs); budget
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
planning; project; plan; design
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
ancient Japanese martial arts
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
to speak ill of; to disparage
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
not necessarily so; is not always true
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
sudden change; complete change
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to stiffen; to become stiff
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.