to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
root; source; origin; cause
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
waste of time; killing time
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
internal conditions; true state of affairs
strategy meeting; council of war
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to anticipate; to foresee
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by