to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
choices; alternatives; options
treatment (of a person); dealing with
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
menial; meanness; servility; abject
entreaty; supplication; petition
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
boaster; braggart; bossy person; overbearing person
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
naivete; simplicity; innocence
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
newspaper reporter; print journalist
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indeed; really; truly; very much
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
reading aloud; recitation
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
vanishing from sight (usu. via magic, camouflage. etc.); disappearing; hiding
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
conviction; belief; confidence
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality