to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
just the other day; quite recently
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
reality; actuality; hard fact
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
dealing with; coping with
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
sublime; noble; high-minded
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation