英和和英

the act of trying something

to try a sword on a man―flesh a sword

make an attempt at something

to try one's strength

have [take] a crack at…

to be about to do something

abstain from doing

the time at which one is about to do something

try to establish

tempt fate

the state of dependency or expectation

to set people by the ears

to make someone be a spy

to lean against a thing

the act of capturing something alive

a term meaning doing something

the act of both praising and criticizing

an act of sending one's news

to set two persons against each other

get ready

to bid for popular favour

to do something on purpose

to serve an apprenticeship―serve as an apprentice

In order to go on；In order to go ahead

to postpone a matter―put off a matter―defer matters

to complicate matters

the act of supplying a need, desire, want, loss, lack, or vacancy

play marbles

the act of moving backward

an act of making a definite decision