yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term
to get tired out; to be exhausted
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
exploitation; overuse; abuse
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
bad influence; negative influence
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
back-and-forth; neck-and-neck
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
principle of laissez-faire
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
power map; power structure; power relationships
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to take (be in) charge of
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
solution; solution strategy
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome