rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to listen again; to ask again
steady progress; rapid advance
carelessly; inattentively
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
proclamation; promulgation
shouting in a thunderous voice
life or death; existence; destiny
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
information; making a report (to a superior)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
fragment; one of the group or party
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
birds of a feather flock together
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned