masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
January; first month of the lunar calendar
the last day of the year; New Year's Eve
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
(together) with; -wide; including
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
angle of view (photography)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
over-fond parent; doting parent
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off