place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
place; situation; position; location
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
chance (of success); odds
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
principal occupation; core business
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
person of culture; cultured person
maintenance; preservation; improvement
prospects of victory; chances of success
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
smoothly; easily; readily
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to turn against; to become an enemy
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances