to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to indicate; to show; to point to
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
(extreme) mental weakness; fragile heart
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
cut; reduction; curtailment
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
ritual acts performed under a waterfall
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building