blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
unable to resist; unable to suppress
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to establish; to formulate
selection; choice; picking out
to change the position of
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to devour; to bite to death
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
natural calamity; disaster