cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
goodness; excellence; virtue
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
ostentation; show; affectation
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
considerably; greatly; a lot
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
ill will; malice; evil intent
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to make one feel grateful
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
spider's thread; spider silk
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to