absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
finishing blow; coup de grâce
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
news; word; tidings; omen
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
oldest; most advanced age
class; heading; group; category
joints; points (of a speech)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to continue to work; to work away (at)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
in the end; at the end of the day
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to run around; to bustle about
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
(medical) doctor; physician
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement