futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to name; to call; to christen; to term
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
elder sister; older female friend
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
fourth day of the month; four days
incident; affair; happening; event
beginning; outset; first; onset