at once; there and then; immediately
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
but; however; provided that
very great; enormous; serious
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to step over or across; to overcome
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
old friend; familiar face
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
willpower; energy; vitality
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to the last; persistency; thoroughness