leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
the same kind; accomplice; partner
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
naturally; of course; understandably
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
repentance; confession; penitence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
direct control; direct supervision
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
brand-new article; new item
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
no, not like that (but like this)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to gather; to collect; to assemble
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
they; those guys; those fellows
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation