to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be too late; to be too slow
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
flight; desertion; escape
switching over to; migration; transition
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
big thanks; great gratitude
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
distinction; differentiation; classification
no matter how much time passes
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to pitch forward; to fall forward
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
good humour (humor); good mood