to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
light; easy; non-serious; minor
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
discipline; training; teaching manners
food porn (i.e. appetizing pictures of food); terrorizing people by posting food porn
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")