forcefulness of speech; influential voice
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
love and believe in; intimacy
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
Les Miserables (novel by Victor Hugo)
wood vinegar; pyroligneous acid
several years; a few years
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
true friend; close friend
of low (mean, inferior) character
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to take on a role; to take part
archer's bracer; archer's armguard
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings