to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
overhasty; rash; premature
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to lend an ear to; to listen to
gentlemen; you; (all of) you or them; Hundred Schools of Thought
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
(medical) doctor; physician
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
faith-healing; incantation
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
(medical) decoction; infusion
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
consideration; sympathy; compassion
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)