annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
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
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
otherwise; or else; if not
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
this (very thing); this precisely
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to run around; to bustle about
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
contradiction; inconsistency
canon (i.e. the Biblical canon)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
with a start; with a jump
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
how should I know?; don't ask me
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful