scoundrel; rascal; villain
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
chief; main; principal; important
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
in the same way as; just like
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reality; actuality; hard fact
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
had better ...; had better not ...
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation