somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
control; check; restraint; inhibition
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
war situation; progress of a battle
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
few decades; many decades; several decades
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
100,000; hundred thousand
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
impossible to do (although wants to)
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part