surname; family name; last name
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
several years; a few years
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
in the end; at the end of the day
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
waking; waking up; awakening
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
inside a plane; in-flight
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
12th day of the month; 12 days
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
living; lifestyle; living room
what's that?; what the ...
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
president (of a society); chairman
power; authority; jurisdiction
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
feelings; thoughts; meaning