hunting ground; hunting preserve
to buy more (of something)
money in one's possession
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
naturally; of course; understandably
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
depravity; corruption; degradation
still better; even better
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
election; selection; choice
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
way out; means to escape; escape route
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
duty; function; office; mission; task
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to