urgent business; pressing need; imperative
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
dwelling; house; residence; address
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
consideration; taking into account
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
internal conditions; true state of affairs
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
fleeing (to a distant place to avoid arrest, capture, etc.); absconding; running away; flying high; jumping high
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
accomplishment; execution
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to threaten; to make threats
boy; son; baby boy; young man