red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
bereavement; separation by death; loss
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
otherwise; if not; or else
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
no exception; without exception; always the same
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
technique; art; skill; move
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)