snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to flare up; to burst into flames
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
concealment; suppression; hiding
declaration of war; proclamation of war
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
respect and affection; love and respect
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
victim; injured party; sufferer
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor