poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to stare back (at); to glare back
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to temper thoroughly; to train well
lightly; easily; carelessly
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
fresh verdure; new green leaves
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to stop (plug) one's ears
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay