keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
in order; sequential; seriatim
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
personal grudge; personal enmity
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
arbitration; intercession; mediation
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
conference room; council room
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
moment to quit; way to quit
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to intervene; to stop (something)
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion