country; countryside; country; country and western; country; nation
bribe; sweetener; douceur
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
both; both sides; both parties
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
such; this sort of; like this
to lose sight of; to miss
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
every person; each one; everybody
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shout (in anger); to yell
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
armed forces; military; troops
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede