shadow figure; silhouette
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to underrate; to make light of
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
(short) rest; breather; break
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
cards in one's hand; one's hand
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
intensification; aggravation
thorough; exhaustive; complete
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to be touching; to be moving