lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
arbitration; intercession; mediation
good-looking; fair; beautiful
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
to be remembered; to go down in history
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
to show signs of; to appear
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
bizarre theory; strange theory; wild theory
going to and fro; back and forth
French cruiser Gloire (1935)
undisputed; entirely; perfect
one grade; first-class; primary
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
being left out; being ostracized
with a collapse; with a slump
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
right physique for an easy delivery
beauty of slender female legs
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation