to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
heart pounding; chest tightening
godparent; first person to give something its name
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
way one walks; one's walk
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to become pale; to turn pale
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
micro miniskirt; micro skirt; micromini
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
people; citizens; subjects; folk
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
by sheer strength; by brute force
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
disadvantageous; long (odds)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing