to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
dropout; quitter; deserter
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
how; in what way; I wonder
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
rational; logical; coherent
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to live through; to survive
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
inside one's heart; in one's mind
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
in terms of; from the point of view of
to be too numerous; to be too much
to take command; to give direction
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin