normalization; normalisation
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
showing no fear, even of God
aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
tide; current; tendency; trend
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
force (bulldoze) one's way through
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to become excited; to grow lively
open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
walking speed; walking pace
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely