adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
to give in (after initially resisting); to yield; to concede; (lit.) to break (one's) horn
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
studies; schoolwork; classwork
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
barbershop; barber shop; barber
information leak; data breach
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
amateur baseball; sandlot baseball
chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
maximum allowable single-day gain (stock exchange, commodities trading, etc.); stop high; limit high
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
way of working; discharge of duty
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism