whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
feelings; thoughts; meaning
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to brush off; to shake off
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
three persons; three parties
trembling from fear; trembling all over
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
off-focus (photography); out of focus; off the mark; off the point; irrelevant
one's mind; the bottom of one's heart; inner feelings
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
simply; merely; only; solely
sampling; taking a sample; sampling; distributing free samples
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
root; joint; base; crotch
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
no, not like that (but like this)