to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
strong-willed; strong of heart
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
this world; this life; world of the living
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
every person; each one; everybody
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to harm; to cause harm to
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
true character; real nature
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
people; men and women; each person; everybody
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...