mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
school education; formal education
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
throughout; all through; right through
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
acquaintance; appreciative friend
prosperity; thriving; flourishing