pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
deep inside; innermost place
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
period of time; time slot; time zone
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet