bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to begin; to set about; to start
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
secret information; intelligence
consideration; taking into account
large number (of); many; majority
mobilization; mobilisation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
tag (children's game); tig
the whole year; all the year