to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
parent-child relationship
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
depravity; corruption; degradation
high; noble; refined; advanced
son of a bitch; piece of shit
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to tell all; to give a full account
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
demanding; difficult; strict
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
human pillar; human sacrifice
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
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
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
will not do; do not; does not
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth