desperately; for one's dear life
hating; strongly disliking
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
in the background; not standing out
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
torture device; instrument of torture
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
for a while; for some time; for a period
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to accept; to receive; to agree
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
without leaving any trace
this (very thing); this precisely
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
prone to adultery; flirtatious
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to love ardently; to be madly in love with
to look down on; to make light of
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
detached; aloof; indifferent
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
egoistic; self-centered; selfish