epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
contradiction; inconsistency
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
background research; research into the period
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
unconditionally; as a rule
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
(initial) setup; installation
long; drawn-out; very long
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
preparatory phase; preparatory period
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion