on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
wounded person; injured person
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
much less; to say nothing of
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
moving about; stirring about
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
sincere; earnest; serious
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
instead; but (on the other hand)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to shake; to sway; to waver
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to entrust; to leave to a person
stepwise; one step at a time
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to become settled; to be fixed
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order