to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
production (e.g. play); direction
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
passing through without stopping; passing by
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
preliminary investigation; preparation
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
reason; cause; circumstances
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
exactly as stated; verbatim
anyone; any person; whoever
other; another; over; more than; I; me
must not; should not; do not
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess