whole nation; whole land; whole country
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
just because; even if; even though
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
etc.; et cetera; and so on
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching