seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to revere as a god; to worship as a god; to deify
to do over; to remake; to resume
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
single standard; single base; single-feature show
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
quite; utterly; really; completely
to begin talking; to open up
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
long talk; long-winded speech
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
upper reaches of a river; upstream
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
various articles; various items; various kinds
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
(doing something) regardless of expense
order; command; life; destiny; fate
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain