handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
Spiderman plank (exercise); Spiderman abs
madder red; dark red; crimson
to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
the last moment; the very end
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
genuine; authentic; true; real
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
beginning (of a century, etc.)
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain