extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
sense of caution; wariness
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
supply; provision; raising; procurement
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
to torment; to harass; to tease
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
front-row sets; ringside seats
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough