disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
studies; schoolwork; classwork
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
probability; likelihood; chances
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
opinion; intention; thought
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
disclosure; exposure; revelation
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on