few decades; many decades; several decades
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
archipelago; group of islands
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
amount of material resources
to take command; to give direction
patient's condition; pathology
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
devotion; attachment; infatuation
unrequited love; one-sided love
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
of no interest; not interested
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; (lit.) hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
to repeat; to be frequent
to be discouraged; to shrink from