to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
array; muster; line-up; full force
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
number one; first; best; most; game; round
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
commerce; trade; business
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(another's) daughter; young lady
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
home area; home town; local
few decades; many decades; several decades
business; trade; operations; sales
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
bolt from the blue; great surprise
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)