defeat; lost battle; defeated army
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
cheap article; poor-quality article
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
logo; Logo (programming language)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to hit hard; to strike hard
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
showing one's face in public; facing another person
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection