digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
Putin; Putin, Vladimir (1952-; president of Russia)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
to become poor; to be poor
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
year of a person's birth; age
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
selection; choice; screening
price of fame; penalty of greatness
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
treasured item; sacred artifact; magical implement; legendary weapon
solitary island; isolated island
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
way of eating; how to eat