to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
contract; compact; agreement
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
large number of words; (lit.) sea of words
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
unseasonable; out-of-season
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be helpful; to be useful
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely