end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
popular name; common name; given name
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
global scale; worldwide scale
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
calamity; misfortune; disaster
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening