to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
chain; series; connection; linkage
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
means; way; method; measure
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to mix; to stir; to blend
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip