absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
using every trick (in the book)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
what do you want?; can I help you?
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
foreign; abroad; overseas
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
audience; spectator; spectators
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve