-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
common people; ordinary people; masses
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
personal feelings; self-interest
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
everybody; every last one of them; all
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
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animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
very popular; highly favoured
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
product; produce; result; fruit
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)