excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
continuation; succession; series
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
promotion; raising of status
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
all you have to do is; just; that's all
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
hiding one's embarrassment
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate