to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
observation; survey; watching
minimum; at the very least
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
rank and official position
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to relapse; to reassert; to review
everything; anything; nothing
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
representative; exemplary; model
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to squash; to crush; to flatten
petty bourgeois; lower middle class