to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
competing; competition; auction
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
prize money; monetary award; reward
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
weak (organization, organisation)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to paint (draw) a picture
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
gentlemen of (high) eminence; notables; dignitaries
Minister for Foreign Affairs
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
disliking people similar to oneself
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
wild beast; wild animal; brute
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
carrier strike group; CSG
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to blaze; to burn brightly
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
confidentiality; nondisclosure