religious studies; study of religion
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
control; check; restraint; inhibition
pressure; compression; pressing
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
crushing; breaking by applying pressure
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
king; monarch; ruler; champion
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
unconfirmed; unidentified
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
incoming telephone call; telegram received
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to order; to command; to appoint
announcement of one's retirement