(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
overestimation; overvaluing
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
national polity; National Athletic Meet
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to become settled; to be fixed
job; work; duties; trade; skill
late at night; at a late hour
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
joint together; opposite; facing
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
upper half of the body; upper body
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
falling in love; attachment
cantabile; in a smooth, singing manner
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy