hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to push aside; to brush aside
strong pressure; heavy pressure
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
obsession; compulsive idea
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
since when; from when; how long
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to thrust away; to send flying
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
emotional scars; mental trauma
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
benefit; use; good; profit; gains