patent; special permission; license; licence
application; request; petition
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
passenger; rider; good rider
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to accept; to receive; to agree
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
attending (upon); keeping another company; being a confidant; fairy tale
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
eagle (Accipitridae family)