depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
redial; redialing; redialling
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to find out; to discover; to locate
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
sphincter (muscle); constrictor
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
sexual expression; expression of sexuality; gender expression (role)
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
tightening of regulations
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane