complete stranger; total stranger
to rest one's chin in one's hands
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
big problem; major issue; big controversy
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
winner; victor; conqueror
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
desperation; struggle to the death
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to throw down the drain; to waste
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
settlement; solution; resolution
to become attached; to begin to love
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly