tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
region; limits; stage; level
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
stairs; stairway; staircase
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to jump up and down; to hop
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
going straight on; going straight ahead
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)