sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
tediously; lengthily; wordily
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
still; as yet; as it has been
arrest; apprehension; capture
space development; space exploration
mechanism; organization; organisation
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
provisional ruling; tentative ruling
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
when winter comes spring isn't far behind
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
the same age; same period
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
dispute; argument; contention
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to guarantee (someone's ability or the quality of their work); to vouch for; to endorse
zapping (through TV channels); channel surfing
preparation; provision; guarding
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
borrowing without returning
Felis (genus containing the domestic cat)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)