to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
the government; Administration
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
about this time; about now
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
dinner (esp. a formal one)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to close (one's eyes); to shut
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
domestic affairs; internal administration
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
political measures; policy
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of