to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to look down on; to make light of
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
decorum; propriety; politeness
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to look down on; to condescend
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
living thing; living creature; animal; life
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
opening fully; full throttle; full power
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love