barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
it's no joke; gimme a break!
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
applicant; candidate; volunteer
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
strong interaction; strong force
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to win and advance to the next round
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
though one didn't intend (expect) to
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
occupier; occupying forces
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
shedding tears; lacrimation
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
insolent fellow; rude fellow