rubbing one's hands together
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
society; the world; the times
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to face on; to look out on to
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
crops; agricultural produce
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
advance; moving forward; progress
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
still; even now; to this day
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble