to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
play equipment; playground equipment
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to step over or across; to overcome
front-row sets; ringside seats
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on