worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
prickling; stinging; tingling
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(social) position; status
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
decision; determination; resolution
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...