extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
question; inquiry; enquiry
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
personality; character; individuality; personhood
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
thereupon; shortly thereafter
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
hospitalization; hospitalisation
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
back off!; leave me alone!
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
form; shape; figure; visage
to overcome (a difficulty)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up