stabilization; stabilisation
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to state; to express; to mention
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
superiority; predominance
curiosity; inquisitiveness
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
intimacy; affection; familiarity
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
hey there; I say; see here
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
over-fond parent; doting parent
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
quite; utterly; really; completely
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
disclosure; exposure; revelation