faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
fucking; screwing; having sex
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
beforehand; in advance; previously
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)