fresco; mural; wall painting
archeological; archaeological
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
10,000,000,000; ten billion
sidewalk café; footpath café
jack of all trades, master of none
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to make a fool of someone
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
cemetery for those who left no relatives behind; potter's field
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
four-digit number; thousands column
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
historical archive; library of historical records
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
check shirt; checkered shirt
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
invisibility (through magic)
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
to rumble; to thunder; to roll about (people, large objects); to wander about without a fixed workplace, home, etc.; to hang around; to loiter
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops