to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
help; assistance; service
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
countries; (various) nations
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
carelessly; inattentively
hunting ground; hunting preserve
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
true to one's name; living up to one's name
as; because; with; due to
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly