highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
danger; peril; hazard; risk
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
calming down; quieting down
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
income; receipts; revenue
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
compensating; making up for; supplementation
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
(not) even once; (not) ever
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to come alive; to get going; to start to move