profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to collect; to assemble; to gather
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
pointing out; identification
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
both (people); the two of them
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
really; truly; indeed; good grief
another thing; exception; special case
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
legendary beast; magical beast
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to fire into; to shoot into
that's the way it is; such is life
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
one end; an end; part; fragment
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case