above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
plural; multiple; plural (number)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
fort; stronghold; fortification
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
contradiction; inconsistency
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
pride; dignity; self-worth
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to accept; to receive; to agree
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
addition; adding; supplement
a few seconds; several seconds
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
every person; each one; everybody