to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
many; numerous; various; large number of
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
in deep black; in jet black
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
large build; large pattern
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
discovery; detection; finding
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
one by one; one after another; successively
royal capital; imperial capital
one parent; single parent
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
genuine; authentic; true; real
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to teach; to take a teaching job