to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
outbreak of war; starting a war
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to employ; to hire; to charter
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
only the results matter; it's all about the results
under repair; out of service
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
turmoil; chaos; confusion
ending up right back where one started
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
gossip; corner of the mouth
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
Buddhist priest; monk; boy