to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
to cut corners; to be shoddy
poisonous substance; toxic substance
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
immortal; undying; indestructible
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
joint struggle; common (united) front
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
getting in shape; improving one's figure
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
characteristic; feature; special quality
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
cost-cutting; cost reduction
exception; exclusion; to omit; to disallow (e.g. in a sport after a rule is broken); to reject (e.g. faulty product)