putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
innumerable; countless; numberless
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
hunting ground; hunting preserve
choices; alternatives; options
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
being too late; losing one's final chance
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
feedback (on a product, person's performance, etc.); feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
order; command; directions; instructions
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)