outside the country; abroad
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
follower; attendant; valet; servant
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
mountain road; mountain trail
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
face; looks; vestiges; trace
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to begin to walk; to set out
tedious; boring; being fed up with
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission