to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to devour; to bite to death
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)
just because; even if; even though
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
movements; sitting and standing
order; command; life; destiny; fate
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
by today; before the day is over
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
audience (with someone of high standing)
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
how many people; a number of people