to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
100,000; hundred thousand
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to put someone to work; to make someone work
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
passionate love; ardent love; devotion
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to be profitable; to yield a profit
environment; surroundings; circumstances
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)