to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
this and that; various things
final; eventual; ultimate
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
place; position; location; position; standing; status
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to live; to make a living; to get on with
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
way; method; means; resource; course
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume