resolute; determined; bold
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
joint struggle; common (united) front
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
I couldn't care less; not caring less
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
great numbers; numerical superiority
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
serious wound; serious injury
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
large amount of money; great cost
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
how long; how far; how much
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post