poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
walking briskly; determinedly
direct control; direct supervision
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
personal; individual; private
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt