ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
charming; fascinating; attractive
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
bet; wager; stake; gamble
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
little finger; pinky; little toe
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers