profitable plan; good plan
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
school grades; academic results
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
nervousness; oversensitivity
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
erotic manga; pornographic manga
sexy; popular; well-liked
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
technology; technique; technical
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
truancy; school non-attendance
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth