trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
one end; an end; part; fragment
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
descendant; progeny; offspring
yoke; constraints; oppression
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to live through; to survive
solidarity; joint; collective
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
power map; power structure; power relationships
living thing; organism; creature; biology
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
(writ of) summons; subpoena; citation
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
freely; frankly; without reserve
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
young branch; shoot; sprig; scion
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
belatedly; though a little too late
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation