sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
powerful person; influential person
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
national character; regional character
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to copy (down); to transcribe
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
horizon (related to land)
dusk; nightfall; twilight
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
weakening; emaciation; decline
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
countermeasure; counter-measure
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
number of (large) animals
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
to give directions; to issue instructions
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
latest information; latest news; update
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries; loss of flexibility (in thinking, systems, etc.); inflexibility; institutional rigidity