to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
without; unless; have to do
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
administrative; managerial; operational
enterprise; business; company; corporation
all present; all concerned; all of us
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to step forward; to take a step forward
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
as planned; according to plan
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in