to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
ultimate; final; last; eventual
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
a certain someone; you-know-who
distant look; faraway look
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
as stated; verbatim; literally
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
personal; individual; private
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
every evening; every night
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
survival; survivor; relic
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
to badger; to pester; to beg
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper