vitality; (one's) life force
action of making something; -ification
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be worried; to be troubled
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to ask a question; to ask questions
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
even more; still more; further
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
not necessarily so; is not always true
being too late; losing one's final chance
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes