current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
guess; conjecture; surmise
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
very great; enormous; serious
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
leadership; initiative; spearhead
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
final program (programme, plan)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
will not do; do not; does not
main object; principal object; true aim
river; stream; River; the ... river
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
information bureau; intelligence department