still; even now; to this day
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
rival candidate; opposing candidate
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
negotiations; discussions; connection
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
tail (animal); tail end; tip
decline; fall; decay; withering
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
cooperation; coordination; link
foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning
threat; intimidation; menace
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
polite; respectful; reverent
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
show; exhibition; spectacle
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to happen to pass by; to pass by
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray