evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be entwined; to be involved
here and there; in places
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
thereupon; shortly thereafter
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
percent; per cent; percentage
direct speech (in a text); spoken lines; written dialogue
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
pride; dignity; self-respect
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
level; standard; water level