ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to pierce through; to break through
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
few decades; many decades; several decades
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
contract; compact; agreement
rental video; video rental shop
to leave as it is; to defer
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)