chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
transcendence; transcendency
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
crash; smash; crunch; bang
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
equine matters; horse-related matters
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
remaining quantity; residual quantity
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
very likely; very probable
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
clicking; clopping; clacking
silence; stillness; quietness