addition; annexation; appendage
society; the world; the times
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
scrubbing grime off (the skin); cloth, sponge, etc. used to remove grime from the skin
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
if so; in that case; in that situation
but; however; although; though
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
one's own handwriting; autograph
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
greedy; avaricious; covetous
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
etc.; et cetera; and so on
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
such; like that; that sort of
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism