revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
stir-fry; stir-fried food
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to complain; to lodge a complaint
smooth (i.e. without problems)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate