one's family (home) background (environment)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
birth; creation; formation
(not so) much; (not) very
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
very interesting; of great interest
retort; back talk; backchat
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
but; however; provided that
tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)
penalty; sentence; punishment
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
public and private; official and personal; government and people
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
two times; twice; two degrees
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
head; lead; vanguard; first
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
fighting as a volunteer mercenary