deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
detour; diversion; alternative route
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
in succession; one by one
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
to suffer damage; to be deceived
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
living thing; living creature; animal; life
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
town; city; municipal; urban
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show