massive failure; debacle; fiasco
greatest mistake of one's life
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
hey there; I say; see here
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
materials; data; document
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
tingling; stinging; pungently
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
black lustre; black luster
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.)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
in its entirety; whole; wholly
stone (used for throwing)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of