at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
men and women of all ages
patriarch; head of a family
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
foundation stone; cornerstone
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to express (in words); to confess
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
visual hallucination; vision
troops; group members; team members