to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to collect; to assemble; to gather
as much as one can; as much as possible
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
great success; huge success
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)