miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
deep admiration; repeatedly lamenting
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
real intention; true motive; true meaning
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
even though; despite; notwithstanding
each; (arch.) you (plural)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)