contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to harm; to cause harm to
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
very young; little; childish; immature
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
large number (of); many; majority
to dispose of; to sell off
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
one way or the other; either way