racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to cut corners; to be shoddy
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
bluff; false show of power; bold front
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
contract; compact; agreement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
influence; clout; leverage
transactions; dealings; business
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour