indictment; prosecution; complaint
article; news story; report; account
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
this company; this firm; this shrine
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
nothing but; except; no more than
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
true character; real nature
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
way out; means to escape; escape route
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
that; the matter in question
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
packhorse; workhorse; hack
within eyeshot; within sight; in view