to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
turmoil; chaos; confusion
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
proper; respectable; decent; honest
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to affect; to impact; to influence
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
diagonal move (in the game of go)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
strong pressure; heavy pressure
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
ingenuity; resourcefulness