pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
sense of values; values; value system
to knead thoroughly; to work up; to concoct; to make up
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to bury; to embed; to implant
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
following blindly; following suit without reflection
on the occasion of; at the time of
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
with a clink (click, clack)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
statue; picture; picture revealing character