excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
spiritually rich; good for the soul
national traits or character; nationality
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
postwar period; period after Second World War
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
noisy; confused; uproarious
house search (e.g. by the police)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to gather; to collect; to assemble
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course