every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
all-out attack; general offensive
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
patience; endurance; perseverance
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
arrest; apprehension; capture
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
in accordance with; according to
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
is something that; is that which
height (of a person); stature
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed