courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
social status; social position
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
single word; a few words; brief comment
sympathy; compassion; pity
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
healthy; sound; wholesome
older sister; elder sister
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
too much; excessively; too
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
weak constitution; ill health
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
outside world; physical world