beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to know (a person); to think
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
word game; wordplay; playing with words
successive generations; successive emperors
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
increase in speed, acceleration
increase in population; population growth
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to grant someone's request
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
in name only; titular; nominal
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
item; article; dish; course; finest item
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
great person; eminent figure
succeeding; following; trailing; next
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
supporting evidence; corroboration
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated