nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to flare up; to burst into flames
calming down; quieting down
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
turmoil; chaos; confusion
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
armed might; military power; the sword; force
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
war; fighting; fierce competition
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present