thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
to become pale; to turn pale
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
rare (or peculiar) animal
close; intimate; on good terms
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
new book; new publication
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)