obsession; compulsive idea
self-destructive; self-defeating; suicidal
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
contemplation; meditation
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
still; as yet; as it has been
to break the silence; to break one's silence
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to have meaning; to be meaningful
have to do; must; should; ought to
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
emotional strength; force of will
to stick it out (until the end)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
everywhere; all over; throughout
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai