so to speak; so to call it; as it were
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
(not) even once; (not) ever
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
continuation; succession; series
maintenance; preservation; improvement
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
potato chips; potato crisps
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to temper thoroughly; to train well
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
sports ground; sports oval
to be greedy; to devour greedily
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand