current value; price; market value
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
back (of a chair); backrest
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
with a momentary flash of light
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
reinforcement; strengthening
sanity; consciousness; soberness
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
middle of the night; dead of night