transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to shave off; to scrape off
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
war; fighting; fierce competition
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
first match (in a series)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
carnivore; carnivorous animal
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
silence (not speaking); muteness
thought; consideration; thinking
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
my personal (e.g. opinion)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh