showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
participant; entrant; player; competitor
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
these guys; these fellows
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
when it becomes; when it comes to
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
continuation; succession; series; continuous
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
clearing one's throat; cough
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink