obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
submersion; inundation; being flooded
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to feel depressed; to be down
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
supply; provision; raising; procurement
cooperation; coordination; link
main purpose; primary objective
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
worst; worst-case (scenario)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession