plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
oblique line; forward slash
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
property; fortune; assets
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to do someone in; to bump someone off
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
generation; the world; the age
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
whatever the case; under any circumstances