beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
self-justification; excuse
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means