eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
memory; sense; experience
limit; localize; localise
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
burned down; entirely destroyed
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
tradition; legend; folklore
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
difficult to ...; hard to ...
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less