to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to do together; to share; to participate in
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
will not do; do not; does not
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
weak point; unskillfulness
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
doing whatever one pleases
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere