strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
another dimension; different level; whole other level
in the hospital; hospitalized
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
painful to watch; pitiful; pathetic
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
to make an appeal; to urge
secret base; hideout; hidden position
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
latecomer; person who arrives late
control; management; supervision
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
doing ...; in the process of ...
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
domestic; parochial; noncosmopolitan; provincial
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to carve out a history; to make history; to have a history
chapter one; first chapter
with a collapse; with a slump
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish