(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
point of departure; initial point; starting point
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
sphere; circle; range; category
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to make an appearance; to show up
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
success or failure; outcome; result
pistol; handgun; revolver
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
magic bullet; magic bullets
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to be hot on a person's heels
curse; spell; malediction
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
nausea; sickness in the stomach