by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
recesses (of one's mind, heart, etc.); depths; innermost parts
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
leather shoes; leather boots
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
foster mother; adoptive mother
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
nervousness; oversensitivity
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
rights to usage of one's likeness