to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
when it becomes; when it comes to
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
experience; history; record; career
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
well known; well connected
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
branch road; branch path; fork road
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
hostility; animosity; enmity
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
old woman; joker (in old maid)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to live; to reside; to inhabit
inheritance; something given or received
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)