vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
enthronement ceremony; coronation
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
ordinary citizen; the general public
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
process; course; mechanism
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(not) a single person; (no) one
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
one's own style; self-taught manner