meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
fate; destiny; predestination
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
attendant; valet; servant; follower
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
blunder; slip; error; error
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
many; much; plenty; hardly
to await; to wait for; to expect
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
object of adoration, longing
when it comes to; concerning
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
intelligence operative; spy
being in school; being a student (of)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues