bet; wager; stake; gamble
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
under control (e.g. of territory)
according to plan; as planned; on target
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
everything; anything; nothing
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to approach; to draw near
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
right beside; close to; nearby
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
dark brown; colour of tanned skin