you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
descriptive poetry; epic poem
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
same kind (race); homogeneousness
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
gem; jewel; precious stone
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to squeeze out; to wring out
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...