retention; maintenance; preservation
diverse arguments arising in great numbers
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
small number; few; minority
prevention measure; preventive measures
to garnish; to serve (a dish) with; to join together; to put together; to compare; to check (against)
identifying an individual; pinpointing an individual
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
legislating; legislation; passage (of a bill) into law
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
everyone at once; everyone together
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
street at night; making a night journey
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
to call again; to call (someone) back
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus