to bail out (water); to scoop out
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
first meeting; first interview with
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn towards; to point
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such; like that; that sort of; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
inside one's heart; in one's mind
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations