poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
unless one ...; if one does not ...
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
to be main; to be principal; to be important
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
glib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
dirty work; unpleasant task
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
(turned out) all right in the end
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
point getter; high scorer
(overnight) stay; lodging
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
single standard; single base; single-feature show
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
should do; ought to do; must do
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
loved one; lover; sweetheart
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to press against each other; to huddle together