taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to spread; to be propagated
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
autonomy; right of self-government
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
global maximum; greatest value
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to have a relationship; to have relations
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to trample; to crush underfoot
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
something; some kind of; for some reason
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)