to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
near; close; beside; third person
to blow off; to be blown off
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
failure; mistake; blunder
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
notice; attention; observation
place; situation; position; location
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
moment; brief space of time
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
large build; large pattern
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)