golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
court dress; full-dress uniform
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
child's tear-stained face
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
financial world; business circles
punishment (of an enemy); chastisement
money politics; plutocracy
source of revenue; financial supporter
cannot be helped; unavoidable
accumulation of bad deeds; accumulated sins
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
well-fed and well-dressed
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
welcome; (warm) reception
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)