winner-takes-all (system)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
no!; no no!; no, not at all
decorum; propriety; politeness
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
no!; no no!; no, not at all
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
regular customer; general audience; general public
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
leather; leather-bound; leathern
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
how long; how far; how much
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to run through; to run past
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
drinking and vomiting; coming and going
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
using for riding; passenger use