to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
how long; how far; how much
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
ratio; proportion; percentage
half and half; fifty-fifty
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
right in the middle (of); midst; height
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
much less; to say nothing of
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least