what's the matter?; what's wrong?
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to taste; to try (food or drink)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
participation; joining; entry
to have a talk; to tell a story
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
step-up; advance; progress; increase
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
notice; attention; observation
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
human relations; personal relationships
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
the same generation; coeval
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)