overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
that day; the very same day
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to unfold; to unroll; to open
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
capacity; volume; capacitance
division by 1000; one-thousandth
solely; entirely; only; or
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
impassioned speech; fervent speech
reopening; resumption; restarting
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(United States of) America; USA
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
one's family (home) background (environment)
event; phenomenon; matter
reality; actuality; hard fact
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
it's no joke; gimme a break!
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death