edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
instant; moment; for an instant
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
jumping to a wrong conclusion
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to lean against; to set against
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
surely (not); certainly (not)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
anything and everything; just about everything
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
just because; even if; even though
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to mix; to stir; to blend
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening