well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
double-edged; double-edged blade
to get angry; to become perverse
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
payment to the government
untouched; unused; intact
half and half; fifty-fifty
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
emotional strength; force of will
dry riverbed; river beach
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope