bribe; money under the table
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
(in) the air; midair; sky
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
intuition; instinct; hunch
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
a few seconds; several seconds
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden