to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to decline to pay; to refuse payment
distinction; differentiation; classification
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
good-quality; superior in quality
in the end; on top of that
first-rate; finest quality; the best
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
very careful; thoroughly prepared
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
out of character; unlike one
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
rood (measure of land area)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter