distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
immediately; at once; instantly
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)