to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
down payment; contract money
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
penalty for contract breach
general public; the masses
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
discarding; firing (an employee)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to squash; to crush; to flatten
news of someone's death; obituary
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to come back; to bloom a second time
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to