gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
end; close; finish; termination
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
strong-willed; strong of heart
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to extend one's knowledge
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to spend time (on doing something)
to pile up; to accumulate
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)