shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
if it is (the case that ...)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
military campaign; battle; war
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
perfect; complete; flawless
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
as a child; when one was a child
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hostility; antagonism; opposition
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle