to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
calming down; quieting down
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
to sit for an examination
discipline; punishment; reprimand
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
interference; intervention; meddling
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
to make an appeal; to urge
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
illegal; illicit; unlawful
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
in the end; at the end of the day
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
number of votes obtained (polled)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move