famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
disintegration; self-destruction
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
certain evidence; definite evidence
prize money; monetary award; reward
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
reward; honorarium; remuneration
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
labor; labour; toil; hardship
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to live fast (and recklessly)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
accident; emergency; calamity
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
three times; thrice; third (interval)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to pretend; to act (as if)
taking part (in planning); participation
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
Creator (of all things); Maker; God
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...