absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
conquest; domination; mastery
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
leather; leather-bound; leathern
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to get along well with; to make a go of it
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
already; now; no longer; not any more
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
declaration; statement; assertion
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
duty; function; office; mission; task
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding