continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
last days; the end; one's fate
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
invitation; introduction; temptation
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
noted doctor; excellent physician
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
article; news story; report; account
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)