ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
good; goodness; right; virtue
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
Charites (sister goddesses of charm and beauty); Graces; (arch.) chalice (for Holy Communion)
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
to get going; to start off
refining; purification; careful manufacture
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
dynamic link library; DLL
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
directions; instructions; usage method
to bury; to embed; to implant
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating