firm; strong; solid; stable
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
offender; criminal; culprit
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
bureau director; office chief
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
abstract (e.g. art, music); abstract art; abstract (e.g. of a paper); summary
main discourse; this subject; body (of a speech)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
outline; summary; argument
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
progress; advance; improvement; development
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
combination; union; binding; bond
strength; power; proficiency; ability
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)