determination; resolution
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to be embarrassed; to lose face
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
a laughingstock; a standing joke
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
and; thereupon; because of that
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to choke; to have trouble breathing
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to manage a state; to govern a country
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
explanation; interpretation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
calculated; premeditated; considered
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about