don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
half a point (esp. in go)
feeling; sense; impression
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
process; course; mechanism
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
modesty; humility; being humble
no!; no no!; no, not at all
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to pick up; to find; to gather
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder