to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
study group; study meeting
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to lose sight of; to miss
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
elementary; basic; rudimentary
future years; in (one's) later years
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first