investment; contribution; financing
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
outside of one's area of expertise
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
money-making; earning money
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
nothing but; none other than
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all