to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to come into being; to be born
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
transparency; degree of clearness
retention; maintenance; preservation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
feel (of a material); texture
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
violent emotion; passion; fury
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to freeze; to refrigerate
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
family; relatives; dependents; household
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
in one's own way or style
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
sincere; honest; faithful
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant