brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
society; company; the public; the world
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
that's the way it is; such is life
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess