to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
reputation; respectability
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
primary school; elementary school; grade school
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
key person; important person
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
illegal channel; back channel; black market
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
critical moment; do-or-die situation
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
an assortment; combination
that's true; of course; obviously
new development; new discovery
maid; helper; help; assistance
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
different thing; another question; different case
anything and everything; just about everything
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal