to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
(political) violence; violent tactics used by political radicals
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
tiger mom; tiger mum; mother who is overly obsessed with her children's academic performance
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
surprise victory; upset; coup
parties in government; the government and the ruling parties
expiration of term of office
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
affinity; family relationship
solitary island; isolated island
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
once upon a time; a long time ago
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
concreteness; feasibility
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age