fame; glory; reputation; English name (of plants, animals, etc.)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
coming out (as gay, etc.)
proving ground; test site
possible; likely; probable
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to try all possible means
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
enough is enough; no further!
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection