handsome man; actor in a love scene
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
cinnabar; cinnabarite; cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware
stibnite (mineral); antimonite
murder; killing; murderer
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
proposal; offer; request; application
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
fragment; one of the group or party
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)