to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
contradiction; inconsistency
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
innumerable changes; infinite variety
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
Via Dolorosa (Jerusalem); Via Crucis
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to move forward; to move on
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
(not possible) on such short notice
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
great cause; moral law; justice
to die (in action, in one's youth)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
if you think about it; come to think of it
all you want; as much as one wants
very young; little; childish; immature
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)