damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
but; however; provided that
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
loser; defeated person; the defeated
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
generation; lifetime; age
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
sexual intercourse (esp. with a prostitute); actual sex (in movies, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)