to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
direct unforked road; straight path
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
ardent; passionate; vehement
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
redoing; doing over again
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
and then; and so; and; so then
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
night view; night skyline; nightscape
(made of) stone; stone-built
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)