conviction; belief; confidence
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to like; to love; to be fond of
dessert (esp. in Italian cuisine); sweets; cake; dolce; (to be performed) gently and sweetly
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
twice; again; second time
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
to make one's heart flutter
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to go to see (something, someone); to visit