cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
yearned for; longed for; missed
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
how many people; a number of people
a long time ago; in those days
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
world history; international history
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
overall; general; as a whole
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones