to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
duty; obligation; responsibility
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
way of speaking; intimation
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
stirring; slight movement
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove