to care for someone; to look after someone
danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; (lit.) once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)
transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts); succession
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
death penalty; capital punishment
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
making one's best exertions
opinion; intention; thought
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
troubled face; worried expression
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
incineration; destruction by fire
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to be bony; to be angular
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
encryption; encoding; encipherment
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing