madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
more than anything; above all else
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to sentence; to assign a penalty
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
authenticity; credibility
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
treasure chest; strongbox
secrecy; highly classified information
to try all possible means
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
even though; despite; when