bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
radical party; extremists
to get help; to enlist aid
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
eating quickly; speed-eating
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
questionnaire; survey; poll
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
sol (colloid that has a continuous liquid phase)
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly