to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
please be careful; please take care
contrived; false-sounding
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
the front; honest; upright; decent
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
delivery; transfer; hand-over
otherwise; or else; if not
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
sound wave; acoustic wave
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
two times; twice; two degrees
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
very rich person; the super rich
remittance; sending money; transferring money