attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
study; library; den; home office; reading room
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
price; cost; value; worth; value
reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
(in) his way; peculiar to him
heart; guts; nerve; central part
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
to manage something successfully; to be successful
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
consideration; taking into account