unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
scandal; deplorable event
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to pick up; to find; to gather
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
in that way; like that; that way
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
letter of resignation; request for retirement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
because of; owing to; due to
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
how many people; a number of people
to be silent; to say nothing