AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
beyond one's means or position
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
right (to do something); authority; power
to shake; to waver; to tremble
final scene; the end; finale
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to succeed; to bear fruit
relatively; comparatively
in that manner; like that
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
very great; enormous; serious
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)