now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
country; territory; domain; realm
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
role; part; job; assignment
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
word for word; verbatim; literally
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to detain; to take into custody
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
killing of a commoner by a samurai as punishment for disrespectful conduct
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing