usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
looking up to a person as one's own master or model; being influenced by a person through his works; idolizing
nothing but; none other than
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
drama; play; powerful drug
continuation; succession; series
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Mars (Roman god); Mars (planet)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
indescribable; having no way to express
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out