cannot be compared with; no match for
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to rock; to shake; to swing
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
at someone's (something's) mercy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
conviction; belief; confidence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)