after having come this far; now that we've come this far
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
programme; program; plans; arrangements
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
one more time; once more; once again
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
lying down on the ground (in apology)
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
state of hopelessness; (state of) being ready to give up; resignation
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to press a question; to cross-examine
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
sign; indication; omen; symptom
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining