sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
chain; series; connection; linkage
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
of tender years; very young
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
foundation stone; cornerstone
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
obliteration; annihilation
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption