important; momentous; essential; principal; major
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
self-deprecating; self-mocking
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
pride; boast; credit (to)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
so; like this; in this way
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
battlefield; battleground
belief; faith; conviction
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to sell off; to sell completely
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
by sheer strength; by brute force
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
villain; baddie; the villain's part
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption