territory; domain; dominion; possession
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
forbidden technique; forbidden magic; taboo art
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
material; materials; data; information; documents
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to look down on; to make light of
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
imprisonment; incarceration
incineration; destruction by fire
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
they; those guys; those fellows
first meeting; first interview with
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to say; to be called; to do
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse