desperation; despair; self-abandonment
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
honor; honour; credit; prestige
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
the other day; lately; recently
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
influence; clout; leverage
early on; earlier on; from early
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
interference; meddling; butting in
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
not caring; not giving a damn
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen