extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
splinters of glass; glass shards
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
change; alteration; modification
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
life and death; life or death
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be able to manage somehow or other
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable