very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
other than; excluding; without
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to summon courage; to be brave
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to squeeze out; to wring out
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to laugh away; to laugh off
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
complete; whole; perfect; safe
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped