principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
accepting (acknowledging) the reality
concession; conciliation; compromise
cooperative relationship; partnership
ambitious; motivated; willful
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
many; much; plenty; hardly
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
beyond that point; after that
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
when it comes to; concerning
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
tedious; boring; being fed up with
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow through; to blow across
every evening; night after night
state of mind; mentality; psychology
munitions industry; war industry
ripple effect; spillover effect; propagation effect
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
to polish up; to shine up