to the last; persistency; thoroughness
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
essence; true nature; substance; reality
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
close; intimate; on good terms
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
contradiction; inconsistency
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
preface; introduction; preamble
smoothly; easily; readily
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
future (usually near); prospects
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
posing a question; question