standard; set; routine; decided
reason for being; raison d'être
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
other; another; over; more than; I; me
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
covered with; stained; smeared
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
ruler; monarch; sovereign
strong pressure; heavy pressure
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
something like ...; something called ...
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
nothing but; none other than
mask; disguise; guise; mask
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly