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)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
reigning; controlling; dictating
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
burlesque; low comedy; farce
family; members of a family
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
only; merely; just; at most; no more than