cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
willpower; energy; vitality
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
information bureau; intelligence department
workforce reduction; personnel cut
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
hateful; detestable; loathsome
so; therefore; and; (and) then
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer