kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
to summon courage; to be brave
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
hills and fields; countryside
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
belief; faith; conviction
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to have the upper hand; to surpass (someone)
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
fate; destiny; predestination
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
opening fully; full throttle; full power
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
repair work; restoration work
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity