last days; the end; one's fate
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
sense of values; values; value system
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
right in the center (centre)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
reason for being; raison d'être
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
and; thereupon; because of that
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
patting; stroking; caressing
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
normalcy; normality; normal
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)