fame; distinction; rise; advancement
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
end; close; conclusion; termination
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
connection; link; relationship
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
leader (of an alliance); leading power
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
around the world; throughout the world
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony