to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
here and there; everywhere
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
true character; real nature
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
proposal; offer; request; application
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to spread; to be propagated
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
serious; severe; grave; acute
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
power; authority; jurisdiction
club budget; club expense
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
head of the student council; president of the student council
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip