to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to entrust; to leave to a person
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
chance (of success); odds
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
in the end; at the end of the day
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
(your, his, her) daughter
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
arrest; apprehension; capture
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
beyond one's means or position
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
one's cherished opinion; pet theory