complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
curse; spell; malediction
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
engraver; carver; sculptor
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
old soldier; veteran; old hand
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
does not; can not; will not
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply laid plan
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
cattleya (type of orchid)