to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
course; route; path; process; stages
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
Leh (India); Ray; Rais; Re
to anticipate; to foresee
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
trivial; not amounting to much
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
business; work; operations; service; duties
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
right under; directly below; right beneath
immediately; right away; on the spot
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
serious look (on one's face); straight face
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
how many people; a number of people
common knowledge; well-known fact
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
publication of results; announcement of results
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability