index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to ascend; to go up; to climb
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to give; to do (something) for
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
what's that?; what the ...
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
staying behind; remaining; residual
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
treatment; service; handling; management
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit