fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
preparations for returning (home)
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
parental love; parental affection
way of the sword; swordsmanship
sensual love; love affair
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to breathe out; to exhale
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to get between; to be caught in
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
gigantic statue; colossus; huge image
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to eat up; to consume (completely)
untouched; unused; intact
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions