to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
historic; historical; traditional
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
long; drawn-out; very long
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
wounded person; injured person
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
same; similar; (just) like; equal
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
leading force; driving force; leader
(the) executive; administration; leadership
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable