to take away; to carry off
forcibly; against one's will
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to take up one's residence
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
at a young age; while still young
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to be born; to come into the world
having said that; on the other hand
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
great physical power; animal strength
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to tower above; to stand out
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse