aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
quality (of a product or a service)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
hearsay; learning by hearsay
source of information; intelligence source; message source
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
(someone else's) parents; both parents
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
very young; little; childish; immature
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
visit (from someone); call
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
strict order; peremptory command