to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
putting one's courage to the test
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
biological younger brother
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to subsist; to keep on living
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
heir; inheritor; successor
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
(doing something) regardless of expense
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
ideally; if one were to wish for more
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia