to blame; to find fault with
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to smoke out (insects, animals, etc.)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
imperial court; royal court
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
cache; place to hide something
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
control; check; restraint; inhibition
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
to make a mistake; to blunder
this family; our family; this house; we
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to cry against; to denounce publicly
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
present (brought by a visitor); gift
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to spread; to be propagated
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion