Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to brave a danger; to take a risk
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
of tender years; very young
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
whatever the case; under any circumstances
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
drama; play; powerful drug
regret; repentance; remorse
decision; determination; resolution
step; stride; counter for steps
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
soldier; combatant; warrior
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
wherein; therein; thereinto
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence