dismissal; sacking; discharge
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to step firmly; to harden by treading
slight; thin; on the weak side
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
great difference; major mistake
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
parent-child relationship
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
mapping; aligning related information, objects, etc.; mapping; mapping; cartography
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
murder; homicide; manslaughter