to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
genuine article; real thing; real deal
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
parental love or affection
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
parent-child relationship
besides; moreover; in addition
one's own child; one's own children
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to refuse; to reject; to deny
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
smelling of earth; rustic
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
special; particular; peculiar; unique
instead; but (on the other hand)
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err