argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to become distant; to recede
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
confusion; mixing; merger
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
attractive middle-aged man
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
fighting stance; fighting pose
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
stillness; repose; standing still
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
running away; escaping on foot
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard