to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
the last moment; the very end
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
superb view; picturesque scenery
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
training; drill; practice; discipline
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
reading too much into (what ... says)
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to fight against; to oppose; to face
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!