reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to run around; to bustle about
to threaten; to make threats
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
feeling keenly; fully realizing
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
clearly; distinctly; vividly
(adding) fuel to the fire
one end; an end; part; fragment
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
application; request; petition
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to form a group; to form a bunch
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke