expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
wish; desire; ambition; choice
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
postage; carriage; shipping charge
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to sell off; to dispose of
accursed; damned; blasted
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to turn against; to become an enemy
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
villain; baddie; the villain's part
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
first thing in the morning
as usual; as is one's habit
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
on the occasion of; at the time of
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
to order; to command; to appoint