friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
wicked thought; wicked mind
paid vacation; paid holiday
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
older brother; elder brother
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
exactly as stated; verbatim
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
festival; feast; carnival
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
irrational (line of) argument
to waste time; to kill time
custom; habit; customary practice
threat; intimidation; menace