to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
rather; sooner; preferably
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
late at night; small hours of the morning
to call together; to convene
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to lie down; to throw oneself down
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
waste of time; killing time
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
tedious; boring; being fed up with
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to shed light; to cast light
to pile up; to accumulate