to jump upon (a moving object)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
very much; very many; more and more
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
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
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
shady; underhanded; questionable
large amount of money; great cost
secret; private; surreptitious
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
carrying voice; well-projected voice
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
be on your guard!; take care!
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)