to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
omen; sign; notice; indication
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
authenticity; credibility
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem