to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
transparency; degree of clearness
personification; impersonation; embodiment
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to turn completely into; to become completely
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
meteor; shooting star; falling star
(how) many times; (how) often
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
puddle of blood; pool of blood
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
true character; true heart; true spirit
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
enumeration; citation; listing
from the beginning; from scratch
to shave off; to scrape off
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
figure eight; figure of eight
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus