head start; initiative; preemption
young person; youth; young
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
destruction; collapse; crumbling
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
to blaze; to burn brightly
pillar of fire; blazing column
naturally; of course; understandably
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
end; close; conclusion; termination
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
charging (a fee); billing; charge; paying for virtual goods or premium features (in a video game, on a social networking service, etc.); microtransaction
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
at least; at most; (even) just
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to stroke down; to smooth down
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
life and death; life or death; life and death (of a group of stones)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
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
every person; each one; everybody
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
person of common sense; common sense man
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse