name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
everything working out as desired
to feel oneself indebted to
father and mother; parents
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
sublime; noble; high-minded
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to be enchanted; to be charmed
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
adoration; admiration; devotion
secret art; the mysteries
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
accomplishment; execution
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than