control; check; restraint; inhibition
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
war situation; progress of a battle
serious; not joking; straight
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
few decades; many decades; several decades
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
impossible to do (although wants to)
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support