speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
trial; judgement; judgment
innocence; being not guilty
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
settlement; solution; resolution
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
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
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to smile (at); to grin (at)
highest grade; superlative degree
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to haul in hand over hand