jewel; precious stone; gem
under control (e.g. of territory)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
near oneself; close to one; familiar
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
essence; true nature; substance; reality
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
principal occupation; core business
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to concern; to be related
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to face on; to look out on to
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
southern part; the south (of a region)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
simultaneous; all at once
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
only recently; just of late
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
great difference; major mistake
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
by today; before the day is over