collar part of horse harness
1.to sound sb out2.to find out by tactful indirect questioning
1.to change (currency) illegally2.fraudulent exchange
1.to immobilize with a lasso2.to be trapped in the stock market
1.to convert (an asset) into cash2.to cash out
1.overlapping2.nesting3.to interleave
1.a fraudulent purchase2.to buy up sth illegally
to harness (a horse to a cart)
(of a garment) designed to be put on by pulling it over one's head (like a sweater or T-shirt etc)
1.to harness a horse2.to lasso a horse
1.river bend2.the Great Bend of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia
1.sleeve cover2.outer sleeve
to try to gain sb's friendship
to trap a suspect into a confession
to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
1.platitude2.pointless talk
1.old methods2.old habits
1.to scam2.to set a trap3.to set up a scheme to defraud people
1.to conform to no conventional pattern2.unconventional3.offbeat
1.to loosen a yoke2.to remove harness (from beast of burden)
Russian doll (matryoshka doll) or similar nested doll
1.(coll.) to cultivate good relations with sb2.to try to gain favor with sb