lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
tendency; trend; inclination
much less; to say nothing of
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
salvation (of the world); saving the world
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
for your information; I'm telling you
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
unproductive; counterproductive
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to have a long life; to live a long time
beyond imagination; unimaginable
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles