intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
repentance; confession; penitence
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
winner; victor; conqueror
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
state of mind; mentality; psychology
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
Creator (of all things); Maker; God
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
if you do this; if this is the case
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express