early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
to have no chance (of succeeding)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)