to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to be able to manage somehow or another
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
admission limit; restricted admission
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to get one's head around; to think about
intelligence or information network
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
existence; possession; having; limited company
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
also known as; also called
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) (primarily used in context of the seven spring herbs)