most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
done; just done; just finished
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
in parentheses; bracketed
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
first cry of a newborn baby
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
deep inside; innermost place
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
first-rate; finest quality; the best
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to withstand; to be able to endure
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
end; close; finish; termination
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
to revere; to respect; to worship
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to die out; to become extinct
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity