association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
standing firm; holding out
one end; an end; part; fragment
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
all but dead; half killed
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
metre; meter; meter; gauge
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
trade agreement; trade pact; agreement on commerce
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
chief; main; principal; major
to tighten; to press hard