to look down on; to condescend
recreation; diversion; relaxation
3rd day of the month; three days
applicant; candidate; volunteer
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
event; phenomenon; matter
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
be (that) as it may; having said that
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
out of control; uncontrollable
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
commencing with; including
influential person; man of importance
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)