thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
child's tear-stained face
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
nightlife; night amusements
greeting; a fine thing to say
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
confidentially; privately; off the record
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
tacit; unspoken; implicit
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
knowing; (an) acquaintance
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
innermost depths of one's heart
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
now that; since; as long as; provided that