completion; perfection; accomplishment
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
authenticity; credibility
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
personality; character; individuality; personhood
more than anything; above all else
help; assistance; service
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...