parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
current administration; present government
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
interest; rights; concession
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
reality; actuality; hard fact
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
question and answer session
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
answering machine; answerphone
shout of victory; cry of triumph
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on