face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
self-mutilation; self-injury
to step over or across; to overcome
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
literally; to the letter; literal
drop (e.g. of water); drip
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
serious look (on one's face); straight face
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed