lesson; precept; teachings; moral
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
surely; certainly; without doubt
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
being disliked by everyone
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
great difference; big difference; wide margin
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
thing that is past its prime; thing that is no longer popular or relevant; thing that has become obsolete
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
duty; obligation; responsibility
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with