serious; not joking; straight
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to be tired of looking at
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
how many people; a number of people
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to move forward; to move on
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
this is why; this means; it is the case that
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
natural calamity; disaster
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
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
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice