may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unqualified; without qualifications
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
anything and everything; just about everything
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
way out; means to escape; escape route
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to do someone in; to bump someone off
had better ...; had better not ...
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to waver in one's resolution
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
blood relationship; blood relative
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands