investment; contribution; financing
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
moneymaking; earning money
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
nothing but; none other than
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)