yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
chronological order; time series
to not take seriously; to take lightly
based on; built on; made from
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
to fight against; to oppose; to face
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
organization name; organisation name
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
exactly as stated; verbatim
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much