to be given up; to be discontinued
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
foundation stone; cornerstone
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to apologize; to apologise
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to stiffen; to become stiff
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
requisition; commandeering; conscription
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to get strong; to gain strength