platform; home; home base; home plate
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
handsome young man; Adonis
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to be helpful; to be useful
supreme; greatest; highest; best
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
oracle; revelation; divine message
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
adoration; admiration; devotion
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
in public; in company; in the presence of others
rival; competitor; competition
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to refuse; to decline; to deny
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy