to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
each (every) time; whenever
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
this (very thing); this precisely
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
how many years; how long; what year
to eagerly look forward to
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
rather; better; instead; if anything
questions and answers; dialogue
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
power balance; balance of power
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
house built on sand; house of cards
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo