true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
two persons; two people; pair; couple
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense