not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
ability; performance; efficiency
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
simply put; putting it simply; in short
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to need; to call for; to require
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
confusion; distraction; derangement
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to escape death; to be saved from death
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
imprisonment; incarceration
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
world; society; people; the public
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
biological child; one's own child
Dawson (Canada); D'Ohsson; Dorson
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law