how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
trashcan; rubbish bin; dustbin; ashcan
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to make oneself available (free)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to invite in; to show someone in
certain evidence; definite evidence
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
property; fortune; means; assets
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
one's share; one's portion
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
thousands; several thousand
self-control; self-restraint
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
hard-line policy; tough measure
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
national fortunes; destiny of a country
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
precondition; prerequisite