viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
better than none at all; better than nothing
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
hundred times; hundred degrees
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
remaining; left-over; excess
reset; fresh start; new beginning
prompt; immediate; in real time
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
infancy; childhood; tender age
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to complete decisively; to do to completion
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
deed; act; work; performance
any of; either of; (to) any