entreaty; supplication; petition
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
advanced level; high grade; senior
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
quality (of a product or a service)
at a moment's notice; readily
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
large amount of money; great cost
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
command; lead; generalship; leadership
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
made-to-order; custom-made
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
proposal; offer; request; application
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to faint; to be exhausted
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to fall off; to tumble down
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart