taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
such ... as; or some such
piece; fragment; one (object)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to blow off; to be blown off
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
alone; by oneself; on one's own
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
Regulus (star in the constellation Leo); Alpha Leonis
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
Capella (star in the constellation Auriga); Alpha Aurigae
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to wander from place to place; to change jobs