in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
is never the case; has never happened
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
by all means; by all costs
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison