to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
preface; introduction; preamble
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
one by one; one each; one at a time
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to live; to reside; to inhabit
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
father; dad; husband; you; he
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
close; intimate; on good terms
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
trouble; bother; annoyance
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
stubborn; obstinate; sticking to one's views or decisions
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
martial spirit; military spirit; the spirit of true warriors
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination