moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
from the viewpoint of; according to
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
invitation; introduction; temptation
charming; fascinating; attractive
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
dangerous position; peril
half and half; fifty-fifty
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
second marriage; remarriage
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
manly; masculine; like a man
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)