idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
depiction; description; portrayal
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
information desk personnel; guide; usher
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
non-disabled; having no physical or mental disability; able-bodied
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
planning; plan; project; arrangements
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut
ruining a country; ruined country
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to manage a state; to govern a country
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
hard to get; hard to come by
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
too many to count; too numerous to mention
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
health management; health maintenance; health care
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
teatime; tea break; coffee break
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
index; indices; indicator
so-and-so; who?; which people?
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
maintaining the status quo
to leave as it is; to defer