to point upward; to look upward; to improve
self-torturing; masochistic
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
number two; second in command
carriage; movement (of the body)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
male instincts; male frivolity
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
moderately; in moderation
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
tabletop role-playing game
how; in what way; circumstances
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
casualties; the killed and wounded
destabilization; destabilisation
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
to rally; to make a comeback
(how) many times; (how) often
most part; greater part; majority
distant; remote; isolated
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
using as an intermediary; through
to cut out; to clip from; to extract