pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
as expected; as predicted
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
these guys; these fellows
in that manner; like that
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
attendee; participant; person present
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
consideration; taking into account
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
prospects of victory; chances of success
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows