enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to get deeper in debt; to pile up debts
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
tall figure; high stature
course; route; path; process; means
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
decisive; resolute; drastic
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
false reputation; empty title; empty name
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
military family; warrior class