older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
assertion; declaration; affirmation
from the viewpoint of; according to
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
a dirty or underhanded trick
to telephone; to make a phone call
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
accident; emergency; calamity
cooperation; collaboration
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
pride; boast; credit (to)
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
again and again; repeatedly
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
determination; resolution
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
true intention; underlying motive
long ago; already; a long time ago
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
time; hour; period; class
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis