to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
bad behavior; misbehavior
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
right to choose; a say; option
honor; honour; credit; prestige
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
concession; conciliation; compromise
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to spit out; to eject; to dump
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
finding employment; getting a job
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to distract one's attention
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
interruption; interference; butting in
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay