empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
chilly; unpleasantly cold
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to look around; to survey
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
bringing; taking; carrying
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
study; research; investigation
leading person; foremost figure
directly opposite; right in front
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
determination; resolution
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
sympathy; compassion; pity
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)