to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
determination; resolution
clearing one's throat; cough
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
harm; injury; evil (influence)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
since then; from that time; ever since
medicine; medical art; medical skills
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
enemy territory; hostile place
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
(having an) overactive imagination; tendency to get lost in one's imagination
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
deep-fried horse mackerel
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
check; restraint; oppression; repression
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
(religious) faith; belief; creed
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
mostly involve; principally involve
sublime; noble; high-minded
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient