to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
reality; actuality; hard fact
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
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.)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
president (of a society); chairman
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
way out; means to escape; escape route
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
make no progress; remain unsettled
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
commitment; pledge; promise
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo