one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
raw materials; ingredient
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
outward appearance; looks
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority