children's story; fairy tale
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
mental; spiritual; emotional
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
unanticipated; unexpected
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
old friend; old acquaintance
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to explain adequately; to be accountable
calculated; premeditated; considered
reporting, contacting, and consultation
function; facility; faculty; feature
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
changing clothes; change of clothes
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
active; dynamic; energetic
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
bad debt; nonperforming loan
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
from the beginning; from scratch
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
bad influence; negative influence
prevention; precaution; protection against
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged