unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
healthy; sound; wholesome
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
at once; immediately; right now
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
deep emotion; strong feelings
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
measure; measuring tape; measuring
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
cannot be compared with; no match for
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
number of times; frequency; count
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to become fraught with emotion
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)