as soon as possible; ASAP
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
enmity; antagonism; hostility
no sleep or rest; working day and night
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
marriage fraud; fake marriage
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to state; to express; to mention
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
power; authority; influence
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
as is habit; the way life normally is
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
sick person; patient; invalid
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering