error; mistake; slip; bug
custom; common practice; habit
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
the senses; sensuality; carnality
empty show; frivolity; levity
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
level; standard; water level
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
action of making something; -ification
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
how long; how far; how much
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
different thing; another question; different case
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
capable of anything; liable to do
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position