pleased to make your acquaintance
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to form a group; to form a bunch
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
central part; heart (of a city)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
adverse circumstances; adversity
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly