selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
general idea; concept; notion
occurrence; happening; incident; event
"it was all a dream"-ending
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
sequel; later development
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
flawless; absolute perfection
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
supporting role (actor); minor role
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle