comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
application; request; petition
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to remove; to move out of the way
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
heaps of corpses all around
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
draw (in competition); tie game
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
middle of the night; dead of night
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted