not caring; not giving a damn
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
self-praise; praising oneself
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to be born; to come into this world
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
since one was born; (in) all one's life
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
stark naked; completely naked; nude
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
bad influence; negative influence
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
narrow margin; slim margin
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization