one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
double-edged; double-edged blade
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
difference; variation; difference
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
support group; fan club; (election) committee
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
so; like this; in this way
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
young person; inexperienced person; novice
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
please; somehow or other; one way or another
help; assistance; service
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
since when; from when; how long
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
edict; public announcement
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon