to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
kowtowing; bowing repeatedly; (lit.) three kneelings and nine prostrations
can do; may do; be capable of doing
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to make (someone) do; to allow (someone) to do
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
gathering spot; center; centre
right in the midst of; right at the height of
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to take a breath; to take a short rest
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
light; faint; pale; fleeting
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article