trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
question to be settled first; first consideration
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
place; situation; position; location
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
have to do; must; should; ought to
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
only; merely; but; no more than
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
the same night; that night
filtration; filtering; percolation
to say no more; to sink into silence
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to hide; to keep to oneself