signing; autograph session
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
(inner) bottom of a pot; lingering recession
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
stereotyped; patterned; typical
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
good old; good old-fashioned
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
customization; customisation
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
video game; computer game; console game
fort; stronghold; fortification
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
to become misty; to become hazy
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
demonstration; manifestation; protest
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate