long (time that has passed); old (story)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
explosive; blasting powder
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
power; might; authority; influence
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
branch (of a language family); branch of languages
you (plural); all of you; you all
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
unique; original; individual; unusual
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding