the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
legendary beast; magical beast
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
fresh out of (college, high school, etc.); just out (e.g. of a book); first of the season (e.g. apples)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
manners; behavior; behaviour
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
solitude; loneliness; isolation
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
person being waited for; person who waits