to love greatly; to love beyond all else
young and energetic; up-and-coming
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
having not the slightest idea
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
sexual discrimination; sexism
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to chase; to run after; to pursue
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
still; even now; to this day
to finish reading; to read through
travelling alone; solitary journey
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants