in the end; at the end of the day
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to manage a state; to govern a country
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
tall figure; high stature
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
personal feelings; self-interest
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
difference; discrepancy; variation
extremely; terrifically; super
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
chink in the armor (armour)
waist; girth; measurement around waist
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
killing and wounding; bloodshed
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic