to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
personal affair; one's own affair
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
legend; folklore; tradition
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
because; for; the reason why is ...
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
threat; intimidation; menace
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
very small; tiny; insignificant
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
even though; despite; when
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
technical skill; ability; capacity
each and all; every single one; everybody