phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
prospects of victory; chances of success
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
duty; obligation; responsibility
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
now that; since; so long as; because
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
contradiction; inconsistency
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off