recompense; indemnity; atonement
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
the ocean; the great deep
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to find out; to discover; to locate
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!