to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
weather; fair weather; fine weather
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
competing; competition; auction
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
quotation; citation; reference
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to let one's actions do the talking; to lead by example; to walk the talk
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
serious look (on one's face); straight face
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes