to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
flagwaving; flagman; (in athletic competition) starter; instigator; leader
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
without cause; without reason
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
with a broad grin; smirking
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to become empty; to be emptied
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess