personal; individual; private
sea of blood; pool of blood
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
preparatory operations; measure taken in advance; doing the groundwork
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
non-standard product; non-standard goods
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to burrow through; to dig through
armaments; military preparations
at a moment's notice; readily
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
will not do; do not; does not
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
year of a person's death; one's age at death
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
yeah; you're right; that's right
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
scripture; passage from scripture
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days