to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to come into being; to be born
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
addition; adding; supplement
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to well up; to burst; to arise
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued