to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to give a cold (to someone)
you could say that; that might be so
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
rationalization; justification
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
devil; evil spirit; genie
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant