persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
loss; defeat; counter for losses
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
I see; that's right; indeed
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
hard struggle; strenuous effort
moment's leisure; free minute
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
moment; brief space of time
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off