to take someone's life; to kill someone
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to subsist; to keep on living
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
death penalty; capital punishment
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
imagination; supposition; guess
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to bawl; to cry; to scream
laughingstock; object of ridicule
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to live through; to survive
atrocious crime; heinous crime
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance