deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
twice; again; second time
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
natural calamity; disaster
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
government office; public office
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
and yet; though; when; in spite of
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
to say no more; to sink into silence