oppression; suppression; pressure
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
donation; presentation; gift
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
bombastic; pretentious; exaggerated
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
farce; burlesque; low comedy
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
tenth day of the month; ten days
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
broken; intermittent; disconnected
bad habit; evil practices
God; god; ace; king; superior person
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to slap; to strike; to spank
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
one or two; a few; small number
matter for great congratulation
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved