plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
totally willing; fully motivated
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to drink up; to drain (cup)
accomplishment; execution
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
to watch steadily; to stare
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
infancy; childhood; tender age
throughput; processing power
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
young person; youth; young
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true