talk; story; conversation
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
minority group (party); minority
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
clear solution; clean decision
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
advance; moving forward; progress
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
chink in the armor (armour)
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to fret (esp. of a young child); to be fretful; to be peevish
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
to degenerate; to lapse into
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
infancy; childhood; tender age
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)