value; worth; virtue; blessing
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
people; men and women; each person; everybody
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
expectation; anticipation; forecast
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to be erected; to be built
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive