son of a bitch; piece of shit
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
management; administration; operation
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
give-and-take; give and take
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
confidentially; privately; off the record
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
carelessly; inattentively
you could say that; that might be so
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
pact; convention; agreement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to wring the neck; to strangle
to make one's own; to take possession of
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes