to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
whichever one chooses; either way
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
conference room; council room
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
mechanism; organization; organisation
tendency; trend; inclination
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
small number; few; minority
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
restoration; repair; mending
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to take over; to hand over
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
fluid mechanics; fluid dynamics; hydrodynamics