maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to fight against; to oppose; to face
other than; excluding; without
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to make up one's mind; to be determined
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
troublesome; annoying; complicated
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
parliamentarian; member of a congress
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake; operating on the same wavelength; reading each other's minds
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to collapse; to flop (onto)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness