mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
towering; astonishingly high
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
famous sword; excellent sword
sharp sword; keen blade; Buddha's wisdom (which destroys worldly desires and evil spirits); sharp sword of wisdom
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
to speak; to say; to vocalize
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to rock; to shake; to swing
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart