red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
with a (light) slapping sound
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
memory; ability to remember
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
survival; survivor; relic
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
not caring; not giving a damn
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to have an eye on; to zero in on
manners; behavior; behaviour
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
symbolization; coding; encoding
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent