unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
the staff; inside the department
quarrel; dispute; argument
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
again and again; repeatedly
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to put one's life on the line
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
anniversary of the end of a war
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be helpful; to be useful
hospitalization; hospitalisation
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know