to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
household economy; family finances
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
final income tax return; final declaration; final report
revenue office; taxation bureau
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
job hunting; job searching
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
disillusionment with politics
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
general public; the masses
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
insight; power of observation
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
clear solution; clean decision
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
immanence; inherence; indwelling; intrinsic (cause)
hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)