curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
little finger; pinky; little toe
since one was born; (in) all one's life
decisive; resolute; drastic
to be worried; to be troubled
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
deadly serious; deadly earnest
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
in one's own way or style
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
polite; respectful; reverent
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
sunlight; rays of the Sun
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
entreaty; supplication; petition
irrational (line of) argument
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
abstract or impracticable theory
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
process; course; mechanism
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
murder of one's own lord or father
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing