hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to spread word of; to trumpet; to bruit
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to arrive; to come to pass
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to throw at; to turn; to raise
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
consequence; outcome; result; blame
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try