victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
(not) even once; (not) ever
abrupt turn; sudden change
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
hostility; antagonism; opposition
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
to need; to demand; to take; to require
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
power; might; authority; influence