to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
declaration; proclamation; announcement
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
declaration of war; proclamation of war
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
overheating; overexcitement
true character; real nature
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
news programme; news program
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
this world; this life; world of the living
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving