celebration; auspicious occasion
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
winning in a flash; instant defeat
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
recovery; rescue; recapture
common front; united front
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
killing three birds with one stone
to make one's own; to take possession of
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
decorum; propriety; politeness
just one person; only one
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
absolute amount; absolute quantity
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be extremely dangerous
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone