shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
illegal; illicit; unlawful
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
ruler; monarch; sovereign
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
finishing blow; coup de grâce
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
otherwise; or else; if not
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
indicate reason; infers some protest
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
firm promise; definite promise
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
very; much; greatly; a lot of
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender