annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to rule; to govern; to administer
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
as (for); for; in the capacity of
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
tens of thousands of years
to attempt; to test; to try out
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)