ambitious; motivated; willful
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
third (base, baseman, gear)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
monthly publication; monthly issue
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
sincere; honest; faithful
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
nice; likeable; desirable
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
don't worry; no worries; never mind
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
sleepwalker; somnambulist
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
full of zeal; highly motivated; very eager
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
in the hospital; hospitalized
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to slap; to strike; to spank
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless