to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
second (unit of time); arc second
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to behave well (of a child)
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
ten; 10; ten years of age