to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
arrogant; haughty; insolent
personal feelings; self-interest
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
had better ...; had better not ...
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
worst; worst-case (scenario)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
whichever one chooses; either way
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
declaration; proclamation; announcement
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra