to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
if it is the case that ...
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
from here; from this place
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate