greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
by sheer strength; by brute force
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
sunlight; rays of the Sun
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
apparently; appears to be
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
founder; originator; pioneer
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
interference; intervention; meddling
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
independent action; acting alone
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits