absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
little finger; pinky; little toe
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to annoy; to cause trouble
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to dispose of; to sell off
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
entreaty; supplication; petition
just because; even if; even though
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
official announcement; proclamation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)