absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
interference; meddling; butting in
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
that is to say; so that means
reward; honorarium; remuneration
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
in person; personally; directly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
(another's) daughter; young lady
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
observation; survey; watching
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten