fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
it's no joke; gimme a break!
process; course; mechanism
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to recover consciousness; to come to
they; those guys; those fellows
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
in that way; like that; that way
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal