business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
miscellaneous thoughts (on); miscellaneous impressions
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
comparatively; relatively
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
as; because; with; due to
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
wearing one's hair in braids
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
large amount of money; great cost
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to jump from one thing to another
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to take on a role; to take part
substitution; replacement; shifting; change