formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
such; like that; that sort of; very
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
block votes (e.g. of a labor union, labour union)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
everybody; every last one of them; all
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
that's the way it is; such is life
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
traffic division (of a police department)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
telephone call; telephone (device)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)