strong-willed; strong of heart
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to pay attention; to be watchful
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
settlement; solution; resolution
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
180 degrees; complete change
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
muddy water; red-light district
to sink (into); to get depressed
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
fear; dread; fright; willies
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
when; how soon; how long until
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch
lingchi; death by a thousand cuts; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to push (something) against
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)