to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
suffix for familiar person
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
traditional; conventional
review (of learned material); revision
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
anything and everything; just about everything
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
because of; owing to; due to
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to capture; to seize; to plunder
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to employ; to hire; to charter
immediately; at once; instantly
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to spit out; to eject; to dump
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel