if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
never mind!; don't worry about it
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
that's true; of course; obviously
that's the way it is; such is life
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
disadvantageous; long (odds)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
resignation; acceptance; consolation
preference; priority; precedence
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
if you think about it; come to think of it
(not) even once; (not) ever
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to order; to command; to appoint
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to bring back; to restore
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept