conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
disadvantageous; long (odds)
(a place) within one's reach
mobilization order; mobilisation order
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
secret technique; secret art
to cultivate a better understanding
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
(brute) force; using all one's might
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
the principle of the thing
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
gait; one's manner of walking; technique involving tripping the opponent
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
lately; recently; nowadays
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to understand; to comprehend
to present; to offer; to dedicate
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory