highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to keep away; to keep at a distance
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
sympathy; compassion; pity
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
although I say; although one might say; although called
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
third day of the month; three days