restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
blunder; slip; error; error
principal occupation; core business
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to arrive; to come to pass
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
bondage (esp. in sexual play); rope bondage; self-imposed challenge (esp. in games); playing a game with extra or new restrictions
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
to blame; to find fault with
understanding person; supporter
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
moment to quit; way to quit
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook