making efficient; optimization
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
another; different; separate; discrete
maintenance; preservation; improvement
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
fundraising; financing; cash flow
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
next term; next period; next version; next release
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
capable of anything; liable to do
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
enticement; inducement; attraction
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to flare up; to burst into flames
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
recovery; rescue; recapture
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
common knowledge; well-known fact
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to have the privilege of doing
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
main question; real issue at hand
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation