as much as one can; as much as possible
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
finish; completion; the end
debut work; one's first work
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
these guys; these fellows
for work; in a manner related to work
to speak ill of; to disparage
to blame; to find fault with
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
silver prize; silver award; silver medal; second-place prize
to complete decisively; to do to completion
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to brace oneself (e.g. for battle); to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; (lit.) to tighten the strings of one's helmet
opinion; intention; thought
author; writer; novelist; artist
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
January; first month of the lunar calendar
new graduate; recent graduate
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
infancy; childhood; tender age
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)