rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
very likely; very probable
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
fake; sham; counterfeit; impostor; cheat; hypocrite
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
reasoning; logic; persuasion
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
competent; suitable; qualified
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
war; battle; match; game; competition
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
gossip; corner of the mouth
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike