persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
discussion; argument; debate
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
early stages (of a game); opening phase
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
both (people); the two of them
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
trifling; trivial; insignificant
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
dealing with; coping with
diligent; absorbed (in something)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to talk down; to argue down
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
(world of) politics; political world; political circles