miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to correct oneself; to restate
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
legalization; legalisation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
even more; still more; further
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older brother and younger sister
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to increase; to add to; to augment
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
for today; for the time being
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries