to give one's life; to lay down one's life
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
decision; determination; resolution
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
be (that) as it may; having said that
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
tendency; trend; inclination
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
that's true; of course; obviously
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
bored; having nothing to do; idle
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)