lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
bereavement; separation by death; loss
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly