even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
unexpectedly; surprisingly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
one's house; one's home; one's family
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
as a child; when one was a child
few decades; many decades; several decades
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
possession; retention; maintenance
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other