single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
noisy; confused; uproarious
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
very young; little; childish; immature
day of month; counter for days
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine