mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
match declared drawn due to injury
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
in swarms; in great crowds
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
holding out a little longer
boasting of one's strength
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to look around; to survey
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
posterity; future life; life to come
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
either way; in any case; one way or another
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to sit silently at a meeting
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
overdrinking; excessive drinking
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
mountain range; mountain belt
will; testament; last request
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch