dropout; quitter; deserter
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
please; somehow or other; one way or another
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
postponement; deferment; adjournment
special measure; special measures
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to defy conventional wisdom
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to bawl; to cry; to scream
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
official document; archives
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
script; libretto; scenario
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse