exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
violent explosion; bursting
power; might; authority; influence
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
dance of death; danse macabre
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship